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New Year's Six

Okay kiddo, so you know how every year we celebrate New Year's Eve to welcome the new year? Well, in American college football, they also have a big celebration called the New Year's Six.

It's kind of like a party where six of the best college football teams get to play in really important games that happen around New Year's Day.

These games are really special because they are part of a competition called the College Football Playoff, which helps decide who the best college football team in the country is.

So basically, the New Year's Six let the best college football teams play against each other in these really exciting games that help determine who the best team in the country is!