Imagine the icy breeze hitting your face, the windchill in the low 30s and snow flurries drifting from the heavens.
That’s what awaits Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss in our latest College Football Playoff 12-team mock as they march into the Big House for a first-round game in mid-December! Meanwhile, Lawrence, Kans., hosts the single-biggest event in the school’s history (basketball, be damned!), and the Vols travel to L.A. for a night in the Coliseum. Don’t forget about Jamey Chadwell and his Chanticleers, who drive five hours west for a Playoff game between the hedges.
Look, we all know that Bowl Season wants to host the four first-round Playoff games of the new expansion postseason. From their perspective, we get it. Neutral sites. At-the-ready amenities. Warm-weather climates.