SMU found themselves on the playoff bubble. In the end, they secured their spot as the last team to qualify and faced Penn State in an away game. The game was a disaster for the Mustangs, who fell behind by as much as 35 points and ultimately lost 38-10.

Now that the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff is down to four teams remaining — the size of the field the previous 10 seasons — things really don’t look that much different.

The teams in this year's College Football Playoff semifinals all have something in common: they're all among the sport's elite, but are also all attempting to return to the sport's pinnacle for the first time in quite a while.

Here is what you need to know about the remaining College Football Playoff games. College Football Playoff teams. This college football season was the first with the expanded 12-t

The first 12-team version of the College Football Playoff has reached the semifinals. Ohio State has also taken over as the betting favorite to win the national championship from Texas