As the attention of the college football world turns toward Thursday's College Football Playoff semifinal matchups, New Year's Eve might as well be considered a mere appetizer for the NFL scouting community.
Because while the Cotton Bowl Classic between Alabama and Michigan State and the Orange Bowl featuring Clemson and Oklahoma will determine who will play for the national championship, there won't be a game this bowl season with more implications for the 2016 NFL draft than Friday's Fiesta Bowl between Ohio State and Notre Dame.
With a combined 15 players represented (10 for Ohio State, five for the Fighting Irish) in Bleacher Report lead draft analyst Matt Miller's most recent Top 100 rankings, there will be no shortage of NFL talent on the field on Friday in Glendale, Arizona.