The longer I’ve covered college football, the easier it gets to notice the swath of NFL fans, writers and commentators who act as if they’ve just discovered this fascinating new sport at the beginning of bowl season. Every year, it seems, there’s a headline or two that reads something to the effect of “Bowl Game X Made Me Fall In Love With College Football,” wherein the exploits of Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield or the Stanford Tree mascot hold their attention in ways the previous three months of Saturdays could not.
And that’s great. College football is fun. Watch it.