The 2024 College Football Playoff has finally here, and this weekend, four first-round games will take place on college campuses.
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It begins on Friday night when No. 10 Indiana hosts No. 7 Notre Dame. On Saturday, No. 5 Texas will play No. 12 Clemson, No. 8 Ohio State will host No. 9 Tennessee, and 11th-seeded SMU will travel to No. 6 Penn State.
The CFP quarterfinals, which will take place at bowl venues around the nation on December 31 and January 1, will be attended by all four winners. In the Rose Bowl, the winner of Ohio State vs. Tennessee will play No. 1 Oregon; in the Peach Bowl, Texas vs. Clemson will play No. 4 Arizona State; in the Fiesta Bowl, Penn State vs. SMU will play No. 3 Boise State; and in the Sugar Bowl, Notre Dame vs. Indiana will play No. 2.
Check out The Oregonian/OregonLive’s college football coverage team’s score predictions and odds for the four first-round playoff games.
This is the 2024–25 College Football Playoff bracket.The Associated Press
No. 10 Indiana (11-1) at No. 7 Notre Dame (11-1)
Details of the game:Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana, Friday at 5 p.m. PT
ABC/ESPN and Watch ESPN are the TV channels and live streams.
Most recent line: “Notre Dame by seven”
Over/under: 50.5
Forecasts
Ryan Clarke: Indiana 17, Notre Dame 27
James Crepea: Indiana 21, Notre Dame 35
Nick Daschel: Indiana 23, Notre Dame 30
Aaron Fentress: Indiana 23, Notre Dame 29
Joe Freeman: Indiana 21, Notre Dame 30,
Sean Meagher: Indiana 35, Notre Dame 38
Joel Odom:Notre Dame 34, Indiana 24
Bill Oram:Notre Dame 31, Indiana 17
FINAL: Indiana 17, Notre Dame 27,
No. 11 SMU (11-2) at No. 6 Penn State (11-2)
Details of the game:9 a.m. PT Saturday at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania
TV network and live broadcast: TNT and Max
Most recent line: Penn State by nine
Over/under: 52.5
Forecasts
Ryan Clarke: SMU 10, Penn State 31
James Crepea:Penn State 28, SMU 21
Nick Daschel: SMU 24, Penn State 34
Aaron Fentress:Penn State 33, SMU 22
Joe Freeman:Penn State 28, SMU 17
Sean Meagher:Penn State 35, SMU 21
Joel Odom:Penn State 41, SMU 27
Bill Oram:Penn State 35, SMU 33
FINAL:Penn State 38, SMU 10
No. 12 Clemson (10-3) at No. 5 Texas (11-2)
Details of the game:1 p.m. PT Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin
TV network and live broadcast: TNT and Max
Latest line:Texas by 12
Over/under: 50.5
Forecasts
Ryan Clarke:Texas 23, Clemson 20
James Crepea:Texas 35, Clemson 24
Nick Daschel:Texas 27, Clemson 17
Aaron Fentress:Texas 39, Clemson 24
Joe Freeman:Texas 35, Clemson 20
Sean Meagher:Texas 24, Clemson 17
Joel Odom:Texas 35, Clemson 30
Bill Oram:Texas 55, Clemson 10
No. 9 Tennessee (10-2) at No. 8 Ohio State (10-2)
Game details:5 p.m. PT Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus
TV channel and live stream:ABC/ESPN andWatch ESPN
Latest line:Ohio State by 7
Over/under:46.5
Predictions
Ryan Clarke:Tennessee 34, Ohio State 28
James Crepea:Ohio State 35, Tennessee 28
Nick Daschel:Ohio State 35, Tennessee 31
Aaron Fentress:Ohio State 31, Tennessee 23
Joe Freeman:Ohio State 28, Tennessee 24
Sean Meagher:Tennessee 33, Ohio State 31
Joel Odom:Ohio State 27, Tennessee 20
Bill Oram:Tennessee 24, Ohio State 14
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