We’re still almost 20 weeks from the start of the 2017 season, but it’s never too early to start getting excited.
And while the season certainly has its share of gag-inducing non-conference matchups, there also are a few extremely intriguing non-conference contests. Here are the season’s 12 best non-conference games.
This does not include non-conference games that are played annually; some of those games would’ve made the list, but the idea here is to show that occasional two-game series can lead to some really good football. And away we go …