College football fans should be pumped about the expanded College Football Playoff. It'll be better than ever but not because it's bigger. Here's why.

The Texas Longhorns host the Clemson Tigers this weekend in the first round of the new 12-team College Football Playoff, bringing the action right to Austin, Texas. The game will kick off at 3 p.m. CT,

It wasn’t an easy path, but the Clemson Tigers earned a trip to the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. They needed some help to get there, as the Miami Hurricanes were upset in the final week of the regular season by the Syracuse Orange.