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Bowl season kicks off with five games
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The College Football Playoff era is here and as the bowl season starts, it feels a bit like a New Year's three-for-one special: Three big games instead of one. There's still a bit of controversy just like there was in the BCS — ask Baylor and TCU — but most college football fans believe the selection committee got it right with two marquee semifinal games to set up the Jan. 12 national championship game in North Texas. But those are far from the only bowls worth watching.