The lack of a dominant QB or two on key contenders is a big reason why this College Football Playoff seems fairly wide open.

College football is different from the NFL in a lot of ways, but one of the bigger differences has always been that it's nearly impossible to win a Super Bowl without a franchise quarterback, but college teams have been able to win national titles without superstars at the position plenty of times.

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel is a Heisman finalist, but he is focused on making a run at a national championship.