The year was 1894. Yale put together a football schedule that was daunting: Games on Wednesdays and Saturdays, basically every week from late September to late November, 16 contests in all. No major college football team — what we now call the FBS level — had a 16-game season since. Until now. Welcome to yet another new part of this rapidly changing college football world. Seasons, at least for some teams, will be longer than ever. Texas and Penn State just played their 16th and final games of this 2024 season. And on Jan. 20 in the College Football Playoff championship game, Notre Dame and Ohio State will be playing their 16th and final games of this season in a matchup to decide the national title. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/local-sports/notre-dame-ohio-state-uncharted-territory-theyre-playing-16-game-seasons-1st-time-football-sports/531-1d1f58d0-41f7-4cf1-9b1c-17448df416ba