On October 28, 2014, the first-ever College Football Playoff rankings were announced by selection committee chairman Jeff Long, then Arkansas’ athletic director.
Mississippi State sat at No. 1, followed by Florida State, Auburn and Ole Miss.
The 12-member committee evaluated teams based on factors including strength of schedule, conference championships, head-to-head results and performance against common opponents.
Ohio State started all the way down at No. 16, but the Buckeyes would go on to win the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship.
October 20, 2018: Purdue stunned No. 2 Ohio State 49-20 on a night when Tyler Trent, a Purdue superfan, inspired the Boilermakers.
Rondale Moore finished with 194 yards from scrimmage and 2 receiving touchdowns.
One of the most memorable nights in college football history.
College GameDay made its historic first visit to the state of Montana in 2022 for the 121st "Brawl of the Wild" rivalry game between the Montana State Bobcats and the Montana Grizzlies.
Montana State won 55-21. 🏈
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The College Gameday crew previewed an exciting day of college football today and Lee Corso tells which top 10 team should be worried today.
Who knows ball and can name this college football player? 👀🏈
• 3,155 career passing yards
• 30 career passing TDs
• Won the Davey O’Brien Award
• Finished 2nd in Heisman Trophy voting
• Led his team to a Big Ten co-championship
On September 17, 2022, ESPN’s College GameDay visited Appalachian State for the first time ahead of its matchup against Troy.
App State won 32-28 on a 53-yard Hail Mary touchdown from Chase Brice to Christian Horn as time expired. 🏈
October 20, 2018
The day Washington State took over college football.
College GameDay made its first-ever trip to Pullman and the Cougars delivered.
Gardner Minshew outperformed Justin Herbert and the Cougars beat the Oregon Ducks, 34-20.
On September 10, 1992, Marshall Faulk led San Diego State defeated BYU 45-38.
Faulk rushed for 299 yards and 3 touchdowns on 35 carries.
BYU QB John Walsh threw for 380 yards and 5 touchdowns, while receiver Eric Drage caught 9 passes for nearly 200 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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The New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 33-31 in the grand opening of Cowboys Stadium on September 20, 2009.
Eli Manning signed the visiting locker room wall after the game, writing "'33–31' First win in the new stadium".
Throwback to Jack Sawyer's iconic 83-yard strip-sack, scoop-and-score against the Texas Longhorns in the 2024 Cotton Bowl.
The score helped secure a 28-14 win for Ohio State and sent them to the CFP National Championship.
Every Ohio State touchdown in their 63-14 win over Penn State in 2013. 🏈
Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes handed the Nittany Lions their worst loss since 1899.
Braxton Miller had 5 total touchdowns.
16 years ago in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, the LSU Tigers secured a 30-24 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels who were playing without 7 defensive starters due to an active NCAA investigation.
UNC dropped two passes in the end zone on their final drive.







