<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/will-it-be-mayhem-in-the-first-round-of-the-cfp.html" dsn="news"><pubdate>12/11/2024</pubdate><author>Kyle Ferreira</author><hero-image><img src="/images/quinnewers.jpg" alt="Quinn Ewers"/></hero-image><hero-image-credit> Todd Kirkland/Getty Images</hero-image-credit><category>sports</category><title>Will It Be Mayhem in the First Round of the CFP? </title><description>It’s finally time. Since the inception of the College Football Playoff in the 2014 season, the model was structured so four teams could make it. But after controversy after controversy, it seemed like the model seemed as unfavorable as its predecessor, the BCS. But now, the format has expanded to 12 teams making it; on Sunday, the teams that made the field were announced. </description></item>