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Prepare for the College Football Playoff and Fantasy Championship Weekend

The eve of New Year’s Eve is the first Thursday without NFL football since Aug. 26. It’s been a while.

Championship fantasy football managers and ardent NFL fans and bettors will have to wait until Sunday for Week 17 to begin, but the long-awaited College Football Playoff kicks off Friday afternoon. That’s where we begin today.

College Football

Yes, there are still bowl games Thursday night and there will be more after the playoff semifinals conclude, but the New Year’s Eve meetings – No. 4 Cincinnati vs. No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia vs. No.