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It’s tough to get creative during the offseason, but NFL.com’s Chase Goodbread has accomplished just that with his “16 for ’16” series — this time highlighting college football games from this upcoming season that will feature the most future professional talent.
As he describes in the post, some of the nation’s best teams are listed more than once, along with the mention of several rivalry games. And it should come to no surprise that 11 of the 16 games have at least one SEC team on the field.
Here are the 16 games that should be flooded with NFL-caliber rosters, with matchups that involve SEC teams in bold:
16. Notre Dame at USC, Nov. 26
15. Ohio State at Oklahoma, Sept. 17
14. Louisville at Clemson, Oct. 1
13. Ole Miss vs. Florida State, Sept. 5
12. Florida at Florida State, Nov. 26
11. Michigan at Ohio State, Nov. 26
10. UCLA at Texas A&M, Sept. 3
9. Clemson at Florida State, Oct. 29
8. Tennessee at Texas A&M, Oct. 8
7. Alabama at Ole Miss, Sept. 17
6. LSU at Florida, Oct. 8
5. Alabama vs. USC, Sept. 3
4. Alabama at Tennessee, Oct. 15
3. LSU at Texas A&M, Nov. 24
2. Texas A&M at Alabama, Oct. 22
1. Alabama at LSU, Nov. 5
Tyler Waddell is a member of the Saturday Down South news team. He brings over five years of professional journalism experience and is closing in on a Bachelor's in sports management. Follow him on Twitter (@Tyler_Waddell).
