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What we learned from the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff


On-campus College Football Playoff games are awesome. Now, this wasn’t a shocker. We knew the first-round games would be special, because the magic of college football is what we see and hear on Saturdays in college towns. All the pomp and circumstance is what separates college football from its professional counterparts. (NBC Sports)

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What we learned from the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff