South Bend, State College, Austin and Columbus set the bar high last season. Now it's time to shine the spotlight on Norman, College Station, Oxford and Eugene.
The first round of last year's inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff was memorable primarily for the otherworldly atmospheres -- and, consequently, home-field advantages -- it produced. Notre Dame Stadium levitated as Jeremiyah Love raced 98 yards for an early touchdown against Indiana. SMU's Kevin Jennings had to call timeout because he couldn't hear at Penn State's Beaver Stadium, then the crowd got even louder and he threw a pick-six.