The College Football Playoff National Championship kicks off Monday at 7:30 p.m., but there is so much more than the game to enjoy.

The first 12-team Playoff had a lot of great moments. It could also use some tweaks. In the short term, leaders are unlikely to make major changes to the format for the 2025 season. The bigger stuff is more likely to come in 2026, when the new contracts kick in and the SEC and Big Ten basically get to do whatever they want.

Atlanta effectively managed MLK celebrations and the College Football Playoff, with no surge in emergency calls.

The College Football Playoff National Championship for the 2025 season is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. This event marks the second time Hard Rock Stadium will host the championship, following its previous hosting on Jan. 11, 2021.

After the New Year's Day rampage in New Orleans, federal authorities are concerned about "possible copycat or retaliatory" attacks around the college football championship game in Atlanta.

What bowl games are playing out in college football Monday? Here's what you need to know, including start times, how to watch and scores:

The early betting favorite to win next year’s national championship is Ohio State. The question nobody can really answer at this time is what sort of game will the Buckeyes or anyone else return to when they kick it off again seven months from now.

Sep 14, 2024; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan Wolverines defensive back Will Johnson (2) pursues a play against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Michigan Stadium.

The Atlanta Falcons added another player to their offseason roster on Jan. 28. Atlantafalcons.com's Terrin Waack tweeted the team signed tight end Nikola Kalini

A former HBCU coach is headed to the Atlanta suburbs to become a high school coach. Former Morehouse College head coach Rich Freeman is set to be named the head football coach at Cedar Grove High School in DeKalb County, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Robinson was named to the NFC roster for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games on Monday, securing his first career Pro Bowl selection as revealed by a report by the team's senior reporter, Tori McElhaney. He will serve as a replacement for Saquon Barkley, who will not participate in the event due to the Philadelphia Eagles clinching a spot in Super Bowl LIX.