All in one legendary bowl weekend: Alabama's goal-line stand for a national title, Woody Hayes' punch, Notre Dame's chicken soup and USC's phantom touchdown.
The Tigers and Fighting Irish made midseason changes under center, a rarity for championship teams, which have traditionally had one voice at quarterback.
Conference, bowl and school officials have a potential plan that would allow all but three bowls to be announced Sunday in the event of a Navy win in the American title game, sources told ESPN.
The door is now open for sub-.500 teams to play in bowls again this season. There are 80 bowl slots to fill, and Saturday's games brought the number of bowl-eligible teams to 74.
The NCAA Division I council approved a recommendation Monday to fill the record 41 bowls with five-win teams because not enough teams will meet the standard bowl-eligibility requirements.
Bowl games paid more than $500 million to conferences and schools last season, an increase of almost $200 million from the final season of the BCS.