Editor’s note: Throughout the offseason, The Athletic celebrated the 150th anniversary of college football, one decade at a time. For more on the 2010s, read Michael Weinreb on the Playoff and college football’s perpetual Argument.



College football has reached the end of its 15th decade. It has experienced radical changes many times over, and the evolution of the sport continues. There is still one season left in the 2010s, but the decade so far has featured more offense than ever, at a faster pace than ever, leading to even more dramatic finishes.



And yet: For most of the 2010s, one program (Alabama) and one coach (Nick Saban) have ruled the sport … though Dabo Swinney has built an unexpected worthy adversary at Clemson as the decade comes to a close.



All-2010s team



QB: Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma. After starting as a true freshman walk-on at Texas Tech, Mayfield transferred to Oklahoma and joined Tim Tebow as the only quarterbacks...