For most of its more than 150 years of existence, college football has been defined as much by controversy and contention as what happened when a bunch of students squared off on the field.
This is a sport where 34 national titles have been disputed or vacated—and sometimes both.
Then, 10 years ago, the sport’s leaders decided to change all that.
College football went from the murky selection process of the Bowl Championship Series era to a playoff format, allowing four teams to duke it out for the national title.
The days of controversy were supposedly over.
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