James Ruyle read the NFL Playoffs cleanly. He went 3-for-3 on futures, banked 120 across the tournament and shared 10th place for 241.5 points.
College football supplied the sharp contrast. Georgia missed the title, only three bracket games landed, and his CFP card tied for 208th. A pair of 74th-place finishes at the World Cup and in hockey kept the season from tipping too far in either direction.
Ruyle's 1309.5 points placed 113th, 2 rungs below his earlier position. One excellent football ticket gave the year its shape; too many ordinary ones kept it from becoming something larger.