{"id":878876,"date":"2025-12-19T23:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/sights-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-college-football-playoff\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T23:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:15:12","slug":"sights-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-college-football-playoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/sights-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-college-football-playoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Sights and sounds from the first round of the College Football Playoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div id=\"global-viewport\" data-behavior=\"global_nav_condensed global_nav_full\">\n<nav id=\"global-nav-mobile\" data-loadtype=\"server\"><\/nav>\n<div id=\"pane-main\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<section id=\"article-feed\" data-behavior=\"author_overlay article_header_news_feed_item_meta article_legal_footer\">\n<article data-id=\"47351407\" data-behavior=\"story_scroll story_progress iframe\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/47351407\/college-football-playoff-sights-sounds\">\n<div>\n<header><\/header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/espn_generic_m.jpg&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop\" alt width=\"40\" height=\"40\"><\/p>\n<p>ESPN staff<span>Dec 19, 2025, 06:37 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><video1><\/p>\n<p>From Norman to College Station, Oxford to Eugene, the College Football Playoff is underway.<\/p>\n<p>Like last year, first-round games will be held on the campuses of the higher-seeded team in each matchup, fostering authentic home atmospheres that are certain to be electric. Between a number of new entrants to the playoff and Oregon having had a first-round bye last season, each of the four stadiums where this weekend&#8217;s games will be played will be hosting their first playoff games.<\/p>\n<p>Though the weather might be cooler than usual, the crowds will surely be raucous. Here are all the top sights and sounds from the first round of the playoff.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/i\/infographics\/20170710_nfl_fpr\/charts\/_end_rule.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<h2>Football Sooners greats in the house<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Legends \u261d\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OUDNA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OUDNA<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoomerSooner?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoomerSooner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YtrpuNrbJ2\">pic.twitter.com\/YtrpuNrbJ2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OU_Football\/status\/2002204136754856221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Football Both squads make their entrances<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd12IN. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFBPlayoff?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFBPlayoff<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RollTide?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RollTide<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qbsAkMrg9g\">pic.twitter.com\/qbsAkMrg9g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlabamaFTBL\/status\/2002158260812431794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A wonderful Wein Time \ud83c\udf84<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaylorWein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TaylorWein<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoomerSooner?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoomerSooner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eWG5vQN1xX\">pic.twitter.com\/eWG5vQN1xX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OU_Football\/status\/2002155708704284725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sooner Nation&#8217;s ready \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DqpbX8Tygi\">pic.twitter.com\/DqpbX8Tygi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OU_Football\/status\/2002161673449115983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Football Oklahoma fans sounding off<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE BOOMER SOONER CHANTS ARE ALIVE AND WELL \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PatMcAfeeShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRPiSxx1M7\">pic.twitter.com\/pRPiSxx1M7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollegeGameDay\/status\/2002155094372958304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Football Rece Davis&#8217; intro sets the stage<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RECE DAVIS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE FIRST CFP GAME OF THE SEASON \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReceDavis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ReceDavis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9XfVvTRqXH\">pic.twitter.com\/9XfVvTRqXH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollegeGameDay\/status\/2002153083380376037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Football Alabama&#8217;s threads<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gameday READY \ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFBPlayoff?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFBPlayoff<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RollTide?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RollTide<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xl2coHPBUb\">pic.twitter.com\/Xl2coHPBUb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlabamaFTBL\/status\/2002130402123919420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Football Norman is ready to rock<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let the games begin&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFBPlayoff?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFBPlayoff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tJQEgOIyAp\">pic.twitter.com\/tJQEgOIyAp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFBPlayoff\/status\/2002141559593078934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Football &#8220;College GameDay&#8221; starting strong<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Where does Santa fall in the newest mock draft? \ud83c\udf85\ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/klN0BZoIE9\">pic.twitter.com\/klN0BZoIE9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollegeGameDay\/status\/2002140973602640102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u2014 College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollegeGameDay\/status\/2002142910230176179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sooners have had the Crimson Tide&#8217;s number lately \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gWBSxnOPQW\">pic.twitter.com\/gWBSxnOPQW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollegeGameDay\/status\/2002144794206687692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/video1><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/47351407\/college-football-playoff-sights-sounds\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> ESPN Staff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN staffDec 19, 2025, 06:37 PM ET From Norman to College Station, Oxford to Eugene, the College Football Playoff is underway. Like last year, first-round games will be held on the campuses of the higher-seeded team in each matchup, fostering authentic home atmospheres that are certain to be electric. Between a number of new entrants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":878877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3790,26023,1342],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-878876","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"category-sights","9":"category-sounds"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/878877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}