BATON ROUGE, La. -- Capt. Dale Dicharry, the commander of Homeland Security for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, has heard plenty of strange calls in his time in law enforcement, particularly here in south Louisiana. But this one beat all the others.

The College Football Playoff, ESPN and TNT on Tuesday announced the schedule of first-round games, starting Dec. 19.

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season have some teams in the right spots, while others are too high or low.

The College Football Playoff committee has released its first top 25 ranking of the season, which is the sport's version of Walmart opening its doors at midnight on Black Friday. Things are about to get ugly, and someone's going to end up bloodied while fighting Oklahoma for a spot in the top 12. In other words, it's the best time of year.