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Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garica, Jr. has three predictions on the College Football Playoff, Miami landing a top 2027 prospect and the next big thing in the 2028 class.
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1. THE MARCUS FREEMAN BOWL WILL HAPPEN.
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Let’s begin with the College Football Playoff final four, where Notre Dame and Penn State play on Thursday before Ohio State and Texas meet Friday for their potential spot in the finals. There’s little doubt about the two programs playing their best ball at this very moment and the collision course would create quite the slew of storylines not only from a football standpoint, but anywhere from branding to a good old-fashioned coach with ties to both Notre Dame and Ohio State.
The Irish and Buckeyes’ top units, ND’s defense and of course OSU’s offense, have been lights out thus far in the playoff and it would be strength versus strength if the two line up against each other. Does it mean the national title could come down to which undercard unit outplays the other if Notre Dame’s offense faces Ohio State’s defense?
Before we get there, it does feel like this is the matchup we’re going to see on Jan. 20. Texas somehow escaped the most epic playoff collapse since 28-3 and Penn State’s opponents haven’t allowed for us to believe they’ll get over the hump just yet – so game on for the Freeman bowl as the Irish coach will face the team he elected to play for as a blue-chipper back in the…
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Publish date : 2025-01-07 13:23:00
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