Kicking back into the CFPs, the quarterfinals begin tonight with the Miami Hurricanes taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes for the 2025 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Hoping to advance to the Chick-fil-A Bowl for the semifinals and looking at tomorrow's slate of kickoffs, Dan and Cole are joined by host of The Daily Wire and Crane & Company, Jake Crain, hashing out a few predictions mixed with which teams they believe can make it all the way to Miami for a chance at competing for the 2025-26 National Title.

With the New Year approaching, the CFPs kick back into action on Wednesday with the Miami Hurricanes taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes, marking the initial start of the CFPs quarterfinals. Taking a look at Houston regarding Bowl Games still underway, the Coogs rally back over the LSU Tigers on Saturday in the Kinder's Texas Bowl for a final score of 38-35, pushing them over to 10 wins for the season. Taking a look at Houston's 2025 season and evaluating Willie's 2-year tenure with the Cougars organization, Dan and Cole take a moment to applaud Willie's recent achievements and pose what direction the school may take in the years moving ahead.

Taking a moment to look at Houston's victory over the Raiders on Sunday, the Texans have now extended their streak to 7 consecutive wins, ahead of their final two games of the season against the Los Angeles Chargers and the Indianapolis Colts. Considering the production of some players throughout the season leading up to this point, Cole, joined by Aaron Wilson, takes a moment to discuss who they believe the Texans should prioritize for contract extensions and negotiations.

Looking ahead to Round 2 following the completion of Round 1 in the CFPs, many fans and experts can begin to predict an idea of who they believe may go the distance for a chance at playing for the 2025-26 National Championship. Talking with someone who covers CFB like no other, writer and insider for CBS Sports, Shehan Jeyarajah, joins the guys looking back on some of the weekend's madness and posing which two teams he believes may go the distance in their playoff run this postseason.

With Round 1 of the CFPs officially complete, we now move on to the quarterfinals with Oregon set to take on Texas Tech, Alabama matching up with Indiana, Ole Miss facing Georgia, & Miami set to take on Ohio State. Taking a moment looking back on the weekend's slate, SEC Network's Peter Burns joins Dan and Cole to evaluate a few shockers from the weekend mixed with a couple of predictions on which teams have the best chance at rallying themselves to the Miami Gardens for the National Championship in January.