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No. 2 Ohio State defeats No. 3 Michigan in double overtime

10 best games of the 2016 college football season

Ohio State-Michigan and Clemson-Louisville combined high stakes and fantastic finishes to create two of the most memorable games of the college football season.

Every college football season has its moments. The ones that leave fans glued to the television screen and shake up everything we thought we knew. The ones that we’ll remember long after the season has ended. The ones that will help get us through the long off-season.

Sometimes the stakes are high. Other times, it’s just an incredible back-and-forth game with a wild finish. And occasionally both come together for a truly memorable performance. After 16 weeks of drama, here are the games that have stuck with us the most. We looked back over the entire season to pick the 10 greatest games of the year.

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