This is what has made the 2016 season unprecedented: Never before has Saturday football witnessed so many close games. Just barely halfway through the football calendar, 29 games have already gone to overtime. That’s already almost equal to the average for the entire season from 2013-15 of 35 overtime games. From 1996, when college football adopted overtime, to 2015, 4.2% of games have needed extra time. And because of all that, and the training that takes place, there’s more parity in college football.”Regardless of the reason, just how these games are viewed may be a critical question for the College Football Playoff committee.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 17, 2016 23:16 UTC