It's never too early to look ahead to the next college football season. Here's a look at the top matchups of a loaded ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are national champions again, and they did it by charting a course no previous college football team ever ...

TreVeyon Henderson scored a touchdown in Ohio State's Cotton Bowl victory and helps lead the Buckeyes into the big matchup ...

Now the Buckeyes face No. 5 Texas at the Cotton Bowl. The other semifinal, to be played on Jan. 9, has No. 6 Penn State vs. the winner of Thursday's game between No. 2 Georgia and No. 7 Notre Dame.

It's not every college football bowl game that features ritualistic sacrifice of a bowl game mascot after completion of the game. But then, not every team gets to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.