The Vols will have just two scholarship quarterbacks for the game -- senior Joey Aguilar and true freshman George MacIntyre -- after news broke on Wednesday that redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens on Jan. 2.

The College Football Playoff begins Dec. 19, 2025 and ends Jan. 19. Who will win the national title? Ohio State? Georgia? Someone else?

We asked our staff at Buckeyes Wire to predict and pick the entire CFP bracket, including the championship game. Here's what they all had to say.

Who will Texas Tech football line up with in the final College Football Playoff bracket next week? Predicting the Red Raiders' CFP path.

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Here are predictions and projections for the final College Football Playoff bracket and 12-team CFP field after conference championship games.

Each reporter picked every winner in the bracket and eventual national championship matchup, plus why each thinks the winning program will hoist the trophy on Jan. 19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

The 49ers and Rams are both still alive for the NFC West title. Both of them already clinched playoff spots. Detroit is in must-win mode on Christmas Day. The Lions have to beat the Vikings and then must receive help from the Ravens in Green Bay to survive until Week 18.

Who will make the College Football Playoff? USA TODAY Sports offers its final predictions on the final bracket after Championship Week.