Now that we're just over a week removed from the completion of the 2024 college football season, many outlets are looking to the future with 2025 far on the horizon. That includes figuring out which teams will win their conferences,

Could the College Football Playoff see the first-ever postseason edition between Ryan Day's Ohio State Buckeyes and Sherrone Moore's Michigan Wolverines?

"First, Ohio State (No. 1 on [Mark] Schlabach's list) is obviously in despite a challenging 2025 schedule (No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Penn State at home, No. 13 Illinois and No. 21 Michigan on the road) and the requisite loss to the Wolverines," Connelly noted. "The Buckeyes will go 2-1 against the other headliners and advance at 10-2."