CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The clock is ticking toward midnight on New Year's Eve. Is your TV tuned to the ball drop in Times Square, or the final moments of Michigan State's bout with Alabama?
College football has been a New Year's Day staple for decades, with the Rose Bowl a standard on the first day of each year. Now, though, the sport is infiltrating the final evening on the calendar. The new College Football Playoff system will place two semifinal matchups on New Year's Eve two out of every three years for the foreseeable future (at least through 2025).