For all the consternation and debate about which team belonged in the final spot of the College Football Playoff, the sport delivered an intriguing set of bowl games to conclude the 2017 season.
The playoff games figure to be instant classics with Clemson and Alabama squaring off for the third straight year and Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield going up against a stout Georgia group, but there are a number of games that jump off the schedule page.
With that in mind, here is a look at a few of them. Games were determined to be "can't-miss matchups" based on the noteworthiness of the two programs involved, the caliber of the players and the entertainment potential as an inter-conference showdown.