Alabama will begin the season as the nation’s top-ranked team, coming in at No. 1 in the AP preseason Top 25. The Crimson Tide is followed by Clemson, Oklahoma, Florida State and LSU, rounding out the Top 5.
Alabama rallied for a fourth quarter comeback to beat Clemson, 45-40, and secure the Crimson Tide’s fourth national championship in seven years.
While the New Year’s Six bowls turned out to be clunkers, the second week of bowl season brought us some of the wildest games of the year.
Alabama running back Derrick Henry, Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey and quarterback Deshaun Watson of Clemson were announced Monday as the 2015 Heisman Trophy finalists.
While the last week of the season didn’t deliver playoff chaos, it did give us several exciting moments to whet our appetites for the college football playoff.