Ian Boyd's blog

Most expected Georgia to face Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. We're finally getting that matchup, but the stakes are even higher than anticipated.

The preliminaries are over, and now it's time for the main events of bowl season. The headliner: the College Football Playoff, where Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma face Georgia in the Rose Bowl, while Alabama faces Clemson in the Sugar Bowl.

The second round of bowl games features a number of highly rated NFL prospects, including UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen.

Our first round of bowl games includes exciting players like Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen, a potential first-round pick in April's draft.

We could hardly ask for more from Championship Week, with every team needing at least a win to cement a playoff berth. The Georgia Bulldogs' pursuit of Jarrett Stidham and the Auburn Tigers in the SEC title game could be the biggest of them all.

The biggest game this week is the Iron Bowl, where the playoff hopes of Alabama, Auburn, and Georgia hang in the balance.

In a quiet week of college football across the country, the most intriguing game might be a battle of NFL quarterback prospects when Josh Rosen and the UCLA Bruins battle Sam Darnold and the USC Trojans.

It's a huge weekend in college football, as Oklahoma faces TCU in a potential conference championship game preview; Miami hosts Notre dame in a virtual elimination game; and contenders Alabama, Georgia, and Washington all face big tests on the road.

College football's most exciting player in October was Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate. This week he plays USC in a Saturday night game that could have major ramifications on the Pac-12 race.

We might see the biggest game of the year this week, as J.K. Dobbins and Ohio State take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in Columbus.