Back by popular demand (or at least an absence of protest), we continue the presentation of the annual Most Intriguing lists for college football. Here are the 25 Most Intriguing Games of 2014:

1. Auburn at Alabama, Nov. 29. As if this game hasn't carried enough payload for ages, consider: the winner has played for the national title each of the last five years. And then there is the unprecedented way the most recent meeting ended last November on The Plains. That's a lot to live up to, but this rivalry usually seems to find a way.

2. Michigan State at Oregon, Sept. 6. The marquee non-conference game of 2014 will do a lot to frame the early stages of the College Football Playoff debate, for these two teams and their conferences as well. Also an intriguing clash of stylistic opposites. The Big Ten really needs this one.

3. Florida at Florida State, Nov. 29. It's a long way to Thanksgiving, but a few of the things that could be on the line when this game is played: the Seminoles' defense of the national title; Jameis Winston's repeat Heisman Trophy bid; Will Muschamp's job; the Gators' viability as a power program.

4. UCLA at Texas, Sept. 13. If you want an early measurement of Charlie Strong's revamping of the Longhorns, this matchup will provide it. Could also provide an early measurement of the Bruins as a playoff team. Unless UCLA flops in its first two games, it will bring a top-10 ranking to Arlington.

5. Baylor at Oklahoma, Nov. 8. The Sooners believe they are back as a national title contender. The Bears believe they are the new power in the Big 12. Odds are they can't both be right, and this game should clear up any misconceptions. Remember, Baylor has never won in Norman.

6. Michigan at Notre Dame, Sept. 6. Wolverines are a major question mark heading into this season. Fighting Irish are as well, now that they're reeling from the potential loss of four players to an academic cheating scandal. But here's why this game matters most: it is (shamefully) the last scheduled meeting between two of the four winningest programs in college football history.

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7. Stanford at Oregon, Nov. 1. The Ducks always have a higher ranking, a higher profile and a higher sheen on their space-age helmets. But the no-frills Cardinal has pounded the glamour right out of Oregon the past two meetings, pulling consecutive upsets, winning the Pac-12 North and playing in the past two Rose Bowls. Easy to envision the division race (and possibly a lot more) riding on the outcome of this game again this year.

8. Ohio State at Michigan State, Nov. 8. Should decide the Big Ten East champion, and likely the champion of the entire league. Spartans dealt the Buckeyes a crushing blow in Indianapolis last December, shocking them in the conference title game and knocking them out of the BCS championship game. Was that dawn of the Era of Sparty in the league, or does Urban Meyer get back on to Midwestern dominance starting with this meeting in East Lansing?

9. Alabama at LSU, Nov. 8. Over the past five years, this game has probably been the top collection of NFL-level talent in the nation. Always ferociously played, and usually with high stakes. And any Nick Saban return to Baton Rouge pushes the already crazy home crowd that much closer to insanity.

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