The College Football Playoff’s 12-team field features ... we dug into archives to try to find the stories behind the nickname of every national championship contender. Some origins are disputed ...

What was once a competition of four is now a mini-tournament of the 12 best teams in the country, fighting for the ultimate ...

What are Fighting Irish? And why is Notre Dame called that? Here's an explanation of the football team's unique moniker among ...

Tennessee football's matchup against Ohio State in the first round of the College Football Playoff is an elite nickname matchup. The No. 8 Buckeyes (10-2) will host the No. 9 Vols (10-2) at Ohio ...

College Football Fix discusses The Hoosier moniker has its origins as a nickname for people from Indiana ... the program was originally led by a series of Irish terrier dogs.