Lessons learned from the 2016 college football season
The 2016 college football season delivered a little bit of everything: Seismic upsets, predictable blowouts, high-stakes nail biters, multi-overtime marathons and more. From Cal’s comfortable win over Hawaii in Australia last August to Clemson’s thrilling victory over Alabama in the College Football Playoff title game in January, so many interesting storylines emerged that it was difficult to keep track of them in real time. Recalling them now and deriving meaning from each one is even more challenging. As we dive deeper into the post-National Signing Day, pre-spring practice lull of the off-season, the details of last fall become fuzzier by the week. But SI.com managed to sift through the chaos in hindsight to draw some firm conclusions about what unfolded. Below is a list of 10 lessons learned from the 2016 campaign:
