Notre Dame travels to rival USC in the Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh during the afternoon window, the same time that #4 Penn State hosts Maryland. You can bet the CFP committee will be watching closely.

All that stands in front of them are the Trojans, as the Fighting Irish Wire staff of Geoffrey Clark, Tim Healey and Michael Chen, along with Trojans Wire’s site lead Matt Zemek predict the outcome of the game. The FIW staff also pick the winners of the top games during Week 14 of NCAA college football.

Multiple prominent teams around the nation are sweating their College Football Playoff fate as the 2024 regular season draws to a close. For those on the bubble, there's only one guaranteed game left to leave an impression.