Thanks to Arizona State, there was one competitive game in the first two rounds of the College Football Playoff. Cam Skattebo and the Sun Devils captivated the college football world all season, and they did it again in the Peach Bowl in a thrilling 39-31 double-overtime loss to Texas.

The stunning home loss to Michigan in the regular-season finale has brought out the best in the most talented team in the nation, allowing Ohio State to dismantle Tennessee and its top-10 defense, 42-17, before embarrassing No. 1 Oregon by scoring the first 34 points of the Rose Bowl .