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This year's College Football Playoff field defied expectations in several ways. Here's what you need to know about the 12 teams.

Tulane has appointed one of its top assistants to replace Jon Sumrall as its next head coach after the College Football Playoff.

The majority of college football's top individual honors will be announced on Friday night. The Maxwell Award for best individual player, the Bednarik Award for best defensive player and Biletnikoff Award for top wide receiver are among the honors that will be handed out the day before the Heisman Trophy ceremony.

The Hawkeyes reportedly will play the Vanderbilt Commodores in Tampa. Nothing is official until the Hawkeye athletics department announces the team's bowl destination, but it appears the decision-makers have had their say. We'll keep this page updated with any information, rumblings or interesting tidbits we see leading up to the announcement.

It will be a month of monumental action, from early bowls and thrilling first-round CFP games to New Year’s Day classics and the National Championship. Though some schools opted out of bowl consideration, there will be more than 80 teams competing in postseason showdowns across the country. Take a look at the complete list of bowl games below.