First of all, I would like to thank all 60 of you for participating in this challenge. It was a fun season, even though I didn't finish as close to the top as I would have liked. Don't worry ... Bowl Mania is coming up with another chance for bragging rights and maybe another prize there if we get

Championship weekend delivered a blockbuster befitting of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. In Atlanta, it took overtime but Georgia, even after two regular season losses, claimed the SEC by beating Texas and stealing an all-important first-round bye from the Longhorns, who will still host a quarterfinal against 12-seed Clemson.

In addition to the first ever CFP Bracket Challenge, ESPN also announced that it is bringing back Capital One Bowl Mania. ESPN’s classic bowl-season pick ’em game allows fans to select the winner of every FBS bowl game, plus the FCS Celebration Bowl.