The Saturday Sensei's are back after a short break after the flurry of Bowl season, the CFP playoffs, and all-star games. We are back to talk about the 2025 NFL Combine. Who excelled? Who showed out? And who showed up but didn't put out...talk is cheap in our view.

That is a wrap on the inaugural 12-team playoff season and the first season of the Saturday Sense crew coming at you! What a ride it was folks. We thoroughly enjoyed the weekly routine and loved the excitement and unpredictability of the regular season. The playoff lived up to its billing, other than the 2nd Quarterfinal games, with the two best teams in the playoff facing off for the Natty. Thanks to everyone who tagged along for the ride. We are now off to the combine and NFL Draft. And, then, before you know it we will be ready for Week 0!!!

That concludes week 21 of the inaugural season of Saturday Sensei and we have crowned our first 12-team playoff champion as the Ohio State Buckeyes handle their business against Notre Dame. We wrap up the season, talk all-star/senior bowls, and cast an eye toward the NFL combine and draft ahead. Thank you to all that have tuned in for one week or all twenty-one. We appreciate each and everyone of you.

Well, we are here folks! The final game of the 2024-2025 college football season. And, wow, what a season it was. We have two teams who each had one terrible loss in their respective regular seasons. The Irish lost to the Huskies of NIU in week 2 and they were left for dead. Overrated! Frauds! You name it, the Irish were labeled as such. And at the completely other end of the season, the Buckeyes stepped on their own rake as they lost the biggest rivalry game in the country to Michigan. Fire Day! Buckeyes are out of the CFP! Left for dead were the Buckeyes. Both teams have managed to navigate the new playoff format and will square off in their 4th post-season game to battle for the National Championship.

Well, we are here folks. The Final Four of the college football playoff has arrived. And we have four "blue blood" programs in the Semifinals: Penn State, Ohio State, Texas, and Notre Dame. We break down the Quarterfinals and pick the Semifinal games. The Sensei's postulate on what an expanded college football playoff bracket could look like. A 32-team playoff is doable and would solve a couple chronic issues for the sport: make 16 bowls very legitimate and would ensure all of the "deserving and earned" teams would be in the mix.

Well, the first round of the CFP 12-team playoffs may have lacked competitiveness on the field, but it did not disappoint in terms of energy, electricity, and excitement with the home field playoff atmosphere. Some of the best environments we have seen all year. Tune in this week for the recap of first round games, listen to the inaugural Saturday Sensei season award presentations, and hear our picks for the Quarterfinal matchups.

Off the heels of an awesome game last Saturday in Landover, MD where the Midshipmen absolutely pounded the Black Knights in America's game, we are screaming into the first FBS College Football Playoff. The excitement starts Friday here in Indiana with the "State Championship" at stake as the Hoosiers take on the Irish up in South Bend. Cold, snowy, and obnoxious will Notre Dame stadium be as Coach Cig and his Hoosiers look to thaw the Irish's 10-game winning streak. We are poised for four great games this weekend and cannot wait for the kick Friday night up in South Bend!

Well, Championship weekend provided continued excitement and some incredible games. Simply a microcosm of the entire season. We saw a few blowouts by underdogs, a few dominating performances by favorites, and two last possession wins in power 4 conference title games.

When is the last time the final week of the regular season had so many significant playoff implications? When is the last time the last week of the season determined the playoff fate of a half dozen teams? And when was the last time there was a game that went into 8 overtimes and ended up being the longest game in SEC history??? What a fantastic way to finish off one of the best college football seasons in history.

The final regular season episode is a doozy folks. Our longest of the season and rightfully so after one heck of a week in college football. Seven of the Top 20 teams losing this past Saturday setting up the final week of the season to be a barn burner. Conference realignment has brought about one of the best college football seasons in history. And now we are just days away from the final week where at least a half dozen games will have significant playoff implications. We have a 3-way tie in the ACC, the team picked to finish last in the Big 12 (ASU) playing a win and get in game at Arizona, and the SEC teetering on the brink of under delivering to pre-season expectations.