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Connelly's Mulligan Meter: Which disappointing college football teams deserve a pass for 2020?

Rivalry Week is generally a good time for upsets and surprises in college football. Since we can't have nice things in 2020, we not only lacked a lot of the rivalries that define the week, we also missed out on a lot of intrigue. Among the top seven teams in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, four won easily, two dealt with unexpected bye weeks, and while No. 2 Notre Dame took some solid blows from No. 19 North Carolina, the Irish brilliantly suffocated the life from both the game and the upset bid in the second half.