Dennis Dodd

CBS Sports Senior Writer /

'They ain't scored yet': Jack Sawyer's Cotton Bowl TD cements pride of Pickerington as Ohio State legend

Sawyer's money will be no good in the Buckeye State

Ryan Day should take matters into his own hands, exit Ohio State no matter College Football Playoff outcome

Day has been on the hot seat after every Michigan loss, but should earn an extension for Ohio State's CFP run

In rare underdog role vs. Ohio State in Cotton Bowl, Texas embraces type of edge Mack Brown once perfected

Brown recalled this week some of the tricks he used to keep his Longhorns on edge

College Football Playoff games: Predictions, storylines for Orange, Cotton Bowl semifinal matchups

Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State and Texas are playing for a shot at the national title this week

Oregon's season ended in Rose Bowl stunner, but Ducks made instant mark on Big Ten with bright future ahead

Coach Dan Lanning has all the tools at his disposal to keep Oregon at the top of the college football heap

'We kind of needed that': 32 days after losing to Michigan, an Ohio State run through CFP now looks inevitable

The Buckeyes' $20 million roster has blown through Tennessee and now Oregon

'We are the keystone species': Oregon's Tez Johnson exudes swagger ahead of Rose Bowl rematch vs. Ohio State

Johnson has emerged as the face of a Ducks team that's captivated the nation en route to a unanimous No. 1 ranking

Still haunted by 'nightmares,' Ohio State, Will Howard ready for second crack at Oregon in Rose Bowl rematch

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal is a highly anticipated follow-up to college football's game of the year

College Football Playoff games, predictions: Ohio State-Oregon rematch in focus, potential Cinderellas arrive

The biggest storylines and predictions for the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff

Proposal could let Army, Navy play 13th regular season game to fortify future College Football Playoff hopes

The NCAA would need to change its rules that hold teams to 12 regular-season games

College Football Playoff's first round was a predictable dud, but quarterfinals feature compelling matchups

Can the 12-team playoff salvage itself with more competitive games in the next round?

Notre Dame finally clears a hurdle, but the one that will change its narrative of big-game shortcomings awaits

Beating overmatched Indiana at home was nice, but a CFP quarterfinal in New Orleans vs. Georgia is another beast

The rise of the college sports GM: As the game goes professional, only the head coach may have more power

Expect college sports general managers to command salaries on the level of assistants -- with more oversight into roster construction

College Football Playoff games, first-round picks: Ohio State must dominate, Notre Dame out to flip narrative

Top storylines to watch as the 12-team College Football Playoff era kicks off this weekend with first-round action

Fixing the broken bowl game system: Compensation, revamped eligibility standards may help revive postseason

Bowl season continues to lose relevance, but there may be some answers on the horizon

Dennis Dodd has covered college football for CBS Sports since it was CBS SportsLine in 1998. Since then, nearly every BCS/CFP postseasons in the championship era. He is one of only seven media members to cover all 16 BCS title games. Dennis has chronicled conference realignment as well as the start of the College Football Playoff. He's dabbled in March Madness, NFL, MLB, Stanley Cup Playoffs and believes the College World Series is severely underappreciated. A Missouri graduate and former award-winning FWAA president, he previously worked for numerous outlets including The National and the Kansas City Star.

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