“Ole Miss. They have that up-tempo spread. Their offense is a little different. They’re a headache to play against. Their running back (Kewan Lacy) is really good. He can take it the distance, and ( Trinidad) Chambliss is a really good college quarterback.” — SEC defensive coordinator

The first day of the college football postseason with multiple bowl game features the Cure Bowl and 68 Ventures Bowl. We break down the matchups.

SMU got shellacked by Penn State, 38-10. Tennessee was outclassed against Ohio State, 42-17. In fact, first round games in the last CFP were decided by an average of 19.3 points. The nominal closest was a 10-point win by Notre Dame against Indiana. The Fighting Irish were up 24-3 at one point as the Hoosiers pulled close in garbage time.

The Bulldogs faced Ole Miss on October 18 and handed the Rebels their only loss of the season. In a thrilling, 43–35 home victory, Georgia outscored Lane Kiffin’s squad 17–0 in the fourth quarter to secure a victory.

Once again in its standalone window, America’s Game came down to the wire last week. Ultimately, Navy got a second straight victory over Army, and it became CBS’ most-watched college football game of the season.