The four-team era of the College Football Playoff is over. Beginning with the 2024 season, we will now have an FBS postseason with 12 teams vying for the title of national champions.
And as that era ends and a new one begins, we thought it was about time to look back on all the semifinal games that were played across those 10 seasons. Some of them — like the two we just saw in 2024 — were a real blast. Others, like the 2015 Cotton Bowl, were big bummers. These games have inspired memes and created legends.
Let’s remember the best semifinal games from the four-team format.