Wes Glinsmann

With three Top Ten games on the schedule, this week in college football delivered some exciting action and helped shape the playoff hunt.

The nation's top two teams square off Monday night with the national championship on the line.

While the New Year’s Six bowls turned out to be clunkers, the second week of bowl season brought us some of the wildest games of the year.

Chad Kelly threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns as Ole Miss blew out Oklahoma State to take home the Rebels’ first Sugar Bowl trophy since 1969.

On the first snap of the game, Christian McCaffrey took a pass 75-yards for a score. That was just the beginning of a record-setting day for the Heisman runner-up.

Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 149 yards and a bowl record-tying four touchdowns as Ohio State blew out Notre Dame, 44-28, in the Fiesta Bowl.

No. 2 Alabama was in championship form in the Cotton Bowl, shutting out No. 3 Michigan State, 38-0, and punching its ticket into the national title game.

No. 1 Clemson’s undefeated season continued as the Tigers locked up a spot in the national championship game with a 37-17 win over No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.

Houston quarterback Greg Ward, Jr. ran for two touchdowns and threw for one more as the No. 18 Cougars upset No. 10 Florida State, 38-24.

The corporate sponsors might not be household names and the stadiums might have been less than half full. But that didn't stop some exciting action during the first week of bowl season.