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It’s time for the 12-team College Football Playoff era to commence as Friday night brings us. No. 7 seed Notre Dame and No. 10 seed Indiana in a first-round game from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Though the two are in-state foes, this will be their first meeting since 1991.
As the attention then turns to Saturday, the first contest of a tripleheader features No. 11 seed SMU traveling to No. 6 seed Penn State in a showdown between two teams making their College Football Playoff debut. At 4 p.m. ET, 5-seed Texas hosts 12-seed Clemson in a battle between two of college football’s most storied programs. The Longhorns are 11-2 with their only two losses coming against Georgia. Clemson, meanwhile, is the first three-loss team to ever make the College Football Playoff after beating SMU in the ACC Championship Game.
No. 8 seed Ohio State and No. 9 seed Tennessee close the first round out Saturday evening in Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes are facing a ton of pressure to perform on the heels of their stunning loss to rival Michigan in the regular-season finale, while the Volunteers hope to make a statement in their first-ever playoff appearance.
CBS Sports experts have filed their picks for the first round of the College Football Playoff, so let’s have a look at what to expect this weekend.
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(10) Indiana at (7) Notre Dame
8 p.m. (Friday) | ABC, fubo (Try for free) — In spite of the fact that Friday’s game features two of the most explosive offenses in college football, Notre Dame and Indiana could be locked into a slugfest — early on, at least. On paper, the two are very similar, and it could take some time…
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2024-12-20 17:56:00
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