College Football Playoff, Notre Dame

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 received favorable rankings from the playoff committee
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.
College football Week 14 picks: Notre Dame-USC is on a long list of playoff-related biggies
Trojans, Michigan-Ohio State, Texas-Texas A&M, Auburn-Alabama and several others — including Illinois-Northwestern at Wrigley Field.
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.
Why did Penn State stay ahead of Notre Dame in latest CFP rankings? Warde Manuel explains
Penn State is still at No. 4 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. Entering Tuesday night, some thought 10-1 Notre Dame would jump the 10-1 Nittany Lions after the former blew out Army last week while the latter topped Minnesota 26-25.
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.
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 remaining at the No. 6 seed in the bracket. Here’s what the latest rankings mean for the Nittany Lions.
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.
Penn State-Maryland predictions: Will the Nittany Lions secure their College Football Playoff spot?
PennLive's Penn State coverage team makes its picks for the Nittany Lions' regular season finale vs. Maryland.
Penn State season ticket holders can reserve College Football Playoff parking. What to know
Penn State season ticket holders now have the chance to reserve their parking spaces for a potential College Football Playoff game at Beaver Stadium, according to an email from Penn State Athletics. The process for reserving the parking is similar to the one for reserving tickets for the game.
Penn State or Notre Dame? Warde Manuel Weighs In on the Latest College Football Playoff Debate
Another week of College Football Playoff rankings means another week of discourse surrounding Penn State’s seeding. Last week, the concern surrounded the Nittany Lions’ placement above a handful of multi-loss SEC teams.
USC Trojans, Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction: College Football Playoff Stakes
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs USC Trojans Game Predictions
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Notre Dame vs. USC: Odds, picks, predictions, and betting preview
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After another blowout, Notre Dame deserves credit for making its schedule look easy
4. Notre Dame’s defensive staff aced the assignment to shut down Army. The credit for that should be shared, but linebackers ...
Difficult life on the SEC road means Alabama is not out of the College Football Playoff race
Alabama is not out of the College Football Playoff race. All it takes is Tennessee losing again on the road in the SEC.