The Alabama invitational, um, College Football Playoff is set, along with 38 other bowl games big and small.
From coaching intrigue to record-setting runs there should be plenty of story lines to follow.
THE PLAYOFF
Top-ranked Alabama and Nick Saban are attempting to win an unprecedented fifth national title in eight seasons, including back-to-back for a second time, and add to what can already be considered the greatest run in the history of college football.
The Peach Bowl semifinal between the Tide and No. 4 Washington it will also be the first meeting of Saban and Washington coach Chris Petersen, who has an .