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College Football: Top-5 Non Conference Games of 2018

By Eric Robinson

BLACKSBURG, VA - SEPTEMBER 30: Tavien Feaster #28 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates after scoring a 60-yard touchdown during the first quarter against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Lane Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (Photo by Michael Shroyer/Getty Images)
BLACKSBURG, VA - SEPTEMBER 30: Tavien Feaster #28 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates after scoring a 60-yard touchdown during the first quarter against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Lane Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (Photo by Michael Shroyer/Getty Images) /
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SAN DIEGO, CA – SEPTEMBER 16: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal reacts to scoring a rushing touchdown during the second half of a game against the San Diego State Aztecs at Qualcomm Stadium on September 16, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – SEPTEMBER 16: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal reacts to scoring a rushing touchdown during the second half of a game against the San Diego State Aztecs at Qualcomm Stadium on September 16, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Before the 2018 college football season kicks off, here are the top non-conference games of the upcoming campaign.

The non-conference element of the college football season as taken on a brand new outlook over the last number of seasons. This past season, the opening weekend gave the college football forefront contests such as Florida/Michigan, Florida State/Alabama, West Virginia/Virginia Tech, and Tennessee/Georgia Tech.

A couple of seasons ago, we were treated with the opening gems such as Clemson’s nail-biter on the road against Auburn, Texas overtime win at home against Notre Dame, and Wisconsin’s upset of LSU at Lambeau Field.

Bottom line, non-conference games are now the focus of a lot of programs as they build their future schedules with hopes of getting a few polished wins before conference games are underway. Ahead of my countdown however of the top five non-conference contests are the one that just missed the list.

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