Whoever wins the Cotton Bowl on Friday night will be the favorite to win the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20. Here's what you need to know ahead of the big showdown ...

Plus, how much should we read into the CFP teams with byes going 0-4 in the quarterfinals? And how risky was the Marcus ...

FOX Sports college football writers Laken Litman, RJ Young and Michael Cohen preview the CFP semifinal round and make the case for why each remaining team can win a national title.

Players on teams in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff and later bowl games were allowed to enter an additional five-day transfer portal window in January after their season ended.