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A Miami fan cheers before the start of an NCAA College football game between Miami and Virginia Tech, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

The 2025 Ultimate College Football Road Trip

There are 136 FBS football teams and this year, there are almost as many incredible games. College football is nothing if not pageantry. With tailgating scenes that go on for hours before — and sometimes after — games, there may be no scene like it in sports This year, SportsTravel has built the ultimate weekend […]

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Fans cheer during an NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins at Deutsche Bank Park Stadium in Frankfurt, Germany. Michigan and Western Michigan are eying the venue for a potential 2026 matchup. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

Michigan Football Eyes Germany Game to Open 2026

The University of Michigan football program could be heading to Germany to kick off the 2026 season. The Wolverines would potentially play Western Michigan at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 29, which would be the first game played by Michigan football outside of North America. The matchup with the Broncos was scheduled […]

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Destination Ann Arbor Sees Huge Boost from Michigan Football Games

According to a report commissioned by Destination Ann Arbor, the 2024 University of Michigan football season generated $226.7 million in direct visitor spending from attendees residing outside Washtenaw County. On average, each home game contributed approximately $28 million in direct visitor spending to the local economy. When modeled to include indirect and induced effects, the […]

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College Football Playoff Releases Start Times for 2025–2026 Quarterfinal Games

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal will kickoff on New Year’s Eve on December 31 before a quarterfinal tripleheader on New Year’s Day as the organization has announced the dates and kickoff times for the final three rounds of the postseason. Details including first round dates, times and networks will be announced later this year. The […]

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North Carolina, TCU to Open 2026 College Football Season in Ireland

North Carolina and TCU will play in the fifth annual Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on August 29, 2026. The game at the 47,000-capacity Aviva Stadium will be one year after the same two teams open the 2025 college football season against each other on September 1 in Chapel Hill, […]

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Bill Hancock

Bill Hancock to Receive Michael J. Cleary Merit of Honor Award

Bill Hancock, former College Football Playoff executive director, has been selected as the 13th recipient of the Michael J. Cleary Merit of Honor Award by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. The award was named after Cleary, the former NACDA executive director, in 2011. Cleary served at the helm of NACDA from the […]

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Las Vegas to Host the 2027 CFP Title Game

Las Vegas will host the 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship at Allegiant Stadium on January 25, the CFP officially announced on Friday after months of waiting for an announcement to be made. Las Vegas will become the 11th different city to host a CFP title game and the third in the Pacific time zone, […]

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Fans leave the Caesars Superdome with a large presence of security after the Sugar Bowl on January 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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Behind the Scenes of the Sugar Bowl Postponement

As Jeff Hundley stepped out of the shower at his downtown New Orleans hotel at 4:30 a.m. on January 1, his wife told him to turn on the television. “I ran to the TV and saw what was going on,” Hundley said. “I quickly got to our office in the Superdome and at about 6:00 […]

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There will be plenty of fireworks at Notre Dame Stadium when the Irish welcome Indiana for the first ever CFP game on a college campus. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
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College Football Playoff an Extra Boost to Home Teams

As the final weeks of the college football regular season wound down, destinations across the country were watching with more interest than previous years knowing four cities would host first-round games in the expanded College Football Playoff. The four teams that received home games December 20–21 are Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State and Texas. […]

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Nashville to Host FCS Championship Game in 2026 and 2027

FirstBank Stadium on the campus of Vanderbilt in Nashville will host the 2026 and 2027 Division I Football Championship games after a new venue was needed for those years. Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, the host of the game since 2010, had been slated to host through 2027. In September, Frisco City Council approved a […]

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