Notre Dame, College Football Playoff

Why Penn State Stayed Ahead of Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Rankings
Warde Manuel, CFP selection committee chair, explained the decision to keep the Nittany Lions above the Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame’s Playoff Chances: Why Fighting Irish Getting No. 5 Seed Is Fruitful for Their Playoff Projections
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been a team of intrigue as it relates to the College Football Playoff. Without a conference to call home, they can’t gain a first-round bye, but after beating the USC Trojans in Week 14,
Why did Penn State stay ahead of Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff rankings? CFP chair explains
It’ll be interesting to see if Penn State and Notre Dame’s rankings switch after the final weekend of the regular season. Penn State is a significant favorite at home against Maryland. Notre Dame travels to face USC — which Penn State beat in overtime back in October.
Surging Notre Dame football climbs again in College Football Playoff rankings
The four projected College Football Playoff first-round byes this week went to top-ranked Oregon, No. 3 Texas, No. 6 Miami and No. 11 Boise State.
USC Trojans, Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction: College Football Playoff Stakes
The USC Trojans host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m PT on CBS. USC clinc
Warde Manuel explains why Penn State stayed ahead of Notre Dame in fourth College Football Playoff rankings
Heading into Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings reveal, some wondered if Notre Dame and Penn State could flip spots. The Fighting Irish are coming off another dominating win while the Nittany Lions snuck away with a victory over Minnesota to stay in the Big Ten race.
USC has a chance to knock Notre Dame out of the College Football Playoff
On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff committee released its latest set of rankings. Obviously, 6-5 USC was nowhere to be found in the top 25. To make matters worse for USC fans, Trojan archrival Notre Dame currently sits as the No.
What Notre Dame Needs to Do to Overtake Penn State in CFP Rankings
Notre Dame remains behind Penn State in the College Football Playoff rankings but that could just be temporary.
Notre Dame Seeks to Clinch Playoff Berth at USC
No. 5 Notre Dame (10-1) and USC (6-5) are set to renew the longtime rivalry Saturday in Southern California in the Week 13 regular-season finale. The Fighting Irish are fresh off a 49-14 rout of Army in the Shamrock Series at Yankee Stadium in New York.
Penn State appears to be a lock for its first College Football Playoff, but the scenarios are numerous
With the 32nd-highest strength of schedule and fourth-best strength of record, the Nittany Lions (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) have ...
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Penn State notebook: Media says not-entirely-wistful goodbye to Beaver Stadium press box
STATE COLLEGE - The temperature was only in the low 80s, but the humidity near 100 percent, when Penn State played Notre Dame ...
No. 5 Notre Dame punches CFP ticket with 2 late interception return TDs to beat USC 49-35
No. 5 Notre Dame punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff with a 49-35 victory over Southern California for its ...
Notre Dame vs USC: Stacking Up The Irish Offense vs Trojan Defense
If Notre Dame is going to win the game the offense will need to step up and be at its best. USC is a much improved defensive ...
Penn State stays at No. 4 in College Football Playoff rankings. What it means for the Nittany Lions
Penn State held steady at No. 4 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings that came out Tuesday night, while also ...