A big change is coming to the College Football Playoff with a new seeding model ready to debut this season, as the committee will forgo the distinction between

The College Football Playoff will go to a more straightforward way of filling the bracket next season, announcing Thursday that it will place teams strictly on where they are ranked instead of moving pieces around to reward conference champions.

The College Football Playoff will have a straight-seeding format for 2025. Here's how Clemson's path would have changed if it was adopted last year.