With LSU's thorough dismantling of Clemson in the national championship game to cap Joe Burrow's magical, record-setting season and give Ed Orgeron his first title as a head coach, college football bids farewell until fall.
Sure, we'll have recruiting season and spring practice to give us a few teasers, but it's time to enter the long dark before spring breaks, baseball and the Masters come and we really begin to mark the days off the calendar.
Saying goodbye to Burrow and Co. will be tough.
But there are plenty of storylines to whet our appetite, from the next big playmakers to coaches on the hot seat to February's late signing period.