College football is in the quarterfinal stage of a playoff that for the first time in history is being played in a 12-team format, which began last Friday and will culminate on Jan

Four of the eight teams remaining in the College Football Playoff certainly proved they belong after dominating their respective opponents in the first round, and now the race for the 2024 national championship embarks on the quarterfinal round in the coming days.

The beauty of a postseason tournament is that anyone can win -- at least in theory. The College Football Playoff embarks into its first year with an expanded, 12-team format this week following one of the more chaotic regular seasons in recent memory.