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Beyond the College Football Playoff, bowls are typically little more than exhibitions. However, the season finale often sees players break longstanding NCAA records. Statistics from the contests count toward every player, and several standouts are approaching single-season or career marks. We’re focused on those loftier goals as opposed to single-game records. Yes, those could be broken, but that’s complete guesswork. Instead, we’ve identified 20 school and national records with a legitimate chance to be topped — primarily targeting common categories. Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama One of the 2018 Heisman Trophy finalists, Tua Tagovailoa already owns the Alabama record for touchdowns. He only needed 11 games to soar beyond A.J. McCarron’s 30 and has since raised that total to 37. Tagovailoa isn’t close to finished, though. Not only is the sophomore just 134 yards from the school’s single-season clip, his 202.3 rating is a contender for the best of all time. Baker Mayfield posted his high of 198.92 last season.
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