Notre Dame (11-1) and Indiana (11-1) square off in the first round of the College Football Playoff. It's the first 12-team playoff and the Fighting Irish are hoping to make a big splash. In order to make that happen the Irish offense will need to be at its best against an Indiana defense that was one of the nation's most improved units.

One of the obvious difference with the new 12-team College Football Playoff format is that teams like Notre Dame football are hosting first-round games. It’s a huge advantage for the four teams to play in front of their home crowds,

Indiana travels to Notre Dame in a first-round College Football Playoff game. A breakdown of the matchups when the Fighting Irish face the Hoosiers.

Irish Breakdown talks Notre Dame football in the run up to the Irish facing Indiana in the College Football Playoff

The Battle of Indiana is a hot ticket to kick off the first ever 12-team College Football Playoff, as the 10th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers visit the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend.

ESPN and ABC will broadcast the first-round College Football Playoff game between Notre Dame and Indiana. And "College GameDay" wants to be in South Bend before it kicks off. The popular college footb