LSU coach Lane Kiffin‘s return to Ole Miss for the Sept. 19 game, a mere nine months after he bailed on coaching the Rebels in the College Football Playoff to take the job with the Tigers, is already a cannot-miss moment, and it goes beyond fans.

Recruits are already adjusting their schedules to attend what will be one of the most charged environments in college football this fall.

However, there are plenty of other high-profile, recruit-filled games that will take place this season.

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So the 247Sports national recruiting team picked the best of the top games that recruits will flock to this season. It goes coast-to-coast, and includes matchups on nearly every week of the regular season calendar and it begins Sept. 5 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.