Kirby Smart is still in it to win championships, but the model has changed, and UGA — like most everyone else — is working on a new business model. That doesn’t ease the pain or frustration of what proved to be a tough College Football Playoff season for the Bulldogs.

Can the Buckeyes repeat? Will Penn State make a breakthrough? Is Arch Manning the guy? Let's evaluate the toughest challenges for each CFP team entering next season.

This year, Boise State was the non-power representative for the College Football Playoff. Next year, it will be Tulane, but it will be a very different situation than the Broncos'. Boise State got a bye and was actually ranked inside the top-12. That won't be the case next season.

Kirby Smart and his Georgia football team have already started working on the 2025 campaign, but now they can do so with last season in the rearview mirror.

Making it to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings means everything. What teams have made it to the top of the polls up to now?

Even with a 12-team College Football Playoff, who’s No. 3 at the end of the season still matters. So does No. 13. And No. 18. And No. 25.

The Buckeyes are the first 12-team College Football Playoff champion. No. 8 Ohio State beat No. 7 Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff championship at Mercedes Benz-Stadium on Monday, which gave coach Ryan Day his first national championship.

Let's take a look back at Sports Illustrated's best images and coverage from the Buckeyes' championship night.

Ohio State just stormed to a College Football Playoff national championship, but the Buckeyes are among the teams that oddsmakers are overrating when it comes to who will win it all next season.