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This college football bowl season features 40 games, that's a large jump from the handful that kicked off in the 1930s.

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 31: A pylon is seen to mark the endzone in the third quarter during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome on December 31, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Uga X, dressed in black, during the Bulldogsâ game against Louisiana at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. (Photo by Steven Colquitt)

CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 24: James Gardner #81 of the Miami Ohio Redhawks celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Nippert Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 01: Head coach Mark Richt of the Miami Hurricanes talks in the huddle during the first half against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

BLACKSBURG, VA - NOVEMBER 26: Linebacker Andrew Motuapuaka #54 of the Virginia Tech Hokies celebrates his interception against the Virginia Cavaliers with defensive back Chuck Clark #19 in the second half at Lane Stadium on November 26, 2016 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Virginia Tech defeated Virginia 52-10. (Photo by Michael Shroyer/Getty Images)

ORLANDO, FL - SEPTEMBER 05: A general view of the field prior to the game between the Mississippi Rebels and Florida State Seminoles ahead of the Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium on September 5, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Western Kentucky wide receiver Willie McNeal, foreground, carries the ball upfield during the Bahamas Bowl NCAA college football game against Central Michigan, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, in Nassau, Bahamas. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Austin Anthony)

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 21: A general view during the 2015 Miami Beach Bowl between the South Florida Bulls and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Marlins Park on December 21, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

ESPN sideline reporter Samantha Ponder broadcasts from the field during the first half of an NCAA college football game between Florida State and Mississippi in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. Florida State won 45-34. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 31: A pylon is seen to mark the endzone in the third quarter during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome on December 31, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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