College football season is here. Here's what to know ahead of Saturday's kickoff
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Never has a college football season opened with such high stakes: Three of this weekend's games feature a matchup between two top-10 opponents, the most for an opening week in the sport's history.
There's plenty to look forward to this year — including the most-hyped player of a generation taking the helm at one of the sport's most historic programs — so long as you're lucky enough that your TV provider isn't in a contract dispute with Fox.
With Week 1 of the college football season officially underway, read on for a preview of what to know:
The Arch Manning era is here
The madness officially began last month, when the headliner at the SEC Football Media Days took the stage: a 6-foot, 4-inch 21-year-old dressed in a crisp navy blue sport coat, complete with a polished Texas Longhorn pin.
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The progeny of football's most famous quarterback family, Manning is currently the favorite to win this year's Heisman Trophy and is already being talked ab
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