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Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

College football is back and after an off-season full of violations, court cases, drug charges and more the NCAA is back to entertain us with something more than soap opera drama. This will probably be one of the most exciting seasons in years starting off with a weekend that will feature games like:

No. 24 Boise State at No. 13 Michigan State

Georgia Tech at No. 16 Virginia Tech

No. 9 South Carolina at Vanderbilt

No. 14 Clemson vs. Auburn*

Rutgers at Tulane

Colorado State vs. Colorado

No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 2 Alabama

As you can see there are some good games to look at so make sure you enjoy the opening weekend.

Predictions

NCAA Champions: LSU Tigers

Heisman: Montee Ball RB Wisconsin

Defensive Player of the Year: Manti Te’o LB Notre Dame

Surprise Team: The fan in me wants to say Tulane but the surprise team is Louisiana Tech

Best Conference: SEC