Who stood out from Monday's College Football Playoff title game as potential Seattle Seahawks NFL Draft fits? Brock Huard has a few names.

Seattle Seahawks fans should keep close tabs on these draft prospects from the two national championship teams.

Tripling the size of the College Football Playoff allowed it to accomplish its primary mission: The regular season was more meaningful, creating higher stakes.

Brock Huard compares the Seattle Seahawks' Geno Smith to the eight quarterbacks who played in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert and Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf would certainly be a dangerous duo, especially as the Chargers look to

Ohio State came out on top in the national championship on Monday, outlasting a late Notre Dame comeback push to win 34-23. The game brought an end to the first edition of the expanded College Football Playoff, which features 12 teams vying for the title instead of four.

The annual offseason coaching shuffle continues, and the Seattle Seahawks are not immune to being poached. On Thursday it was announced the Boise State Broncos have signed Zak Hill to be their offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Hill was on Mike Macdonald’s Seahawks staff this past season as an offensive assistant and quality control coach.

"It would be nice to have the NFL be a better partner with college football in that we provide them a free farm system they pay no money for to not eat up all the great TV slots and be a partner in helping the College Football Playoff moving into the future with a 12-team playoff," Peach Bowl CEO Gary Stokan told Sporting News.

There has been plenty of uproar over the 12 teams that made the College Football Playoff. College basketball analytics experts have some ideas for improvement. Former five-star wide receiver ...

Most likely in the “tweak” category would be changes in the way the teams are seeded. This year, the top four conference champions were guaranteed byes, which allowed Arizona State (Big 12) and Boise State (Mountain West) to leapfrog several teams ranked ahead of them.

The Seahawks star played college ball for the West Virginia Mountaineers before joining the NFL in 2013. Before their football careers, both Smiths grew up in the Miami area, right down the road from each other. Geno played high school ball for Miramar High School, while Jeremiah played for Chaminade-Madonna.

Leave it be. Enjoy the show. Let a good thing be a good thing. This 12-team College Football Playoff format works beautifully.