In a sport whose champions have been defined by gray areas -- split titles, computer formulas and dubious retroactive claims -- this season could be more hotly contested than any, now that the Big Ten is returning.
Louisville QB Lamar Jackson entered the season as a relative unknown but capped his remarkable rise with the first Heisman Trophy in school history. Clemson's Deshaun Watson finished second.
North Carolina defender Jalen Dalton was ejected for his actions in a bench-clearing brawl vs. the rival Wolfpack.
Wake Forest football coach Dave Clawson said the school is investigating a possible breach of the game plan before the Louisville game.
FSU's Jimbo Fisher said referees were "cowardly, gutless and wrong" for calling a 4th-quarter blocking-below-the-waist penalty that negated a long run by Dalvin Cook in a 37-34 loss to Clemson.
