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: Indiana 24, Notre Dame 34
Notre Dame 31, Indiana 17, Bill Oram
FINAL: Indiana 17, Notre Dame 27,
No. 11 SMU (11-2) at No. 6 Penn State (11-2)
Details of the game:Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, Saturday at 9 a.m. PT
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: SMU 21 Penn State 28
Nick Daschel: SMU 24, Penn State 34
Aaron Fentress: SMU 22, Penn State 33
Joe Freeman: SMU 17 Penn State 28
Sean Meagher: SMU 21, Penn State 35
Joel Odom: SMU 27, Penn State 41
Bill Oram: SMU 33, Penn State 35
No. 12 Clemson (10-3) at No. 5 Texas (11-2)
Details of the game:DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT
TV network and live broadcast: TNT and Max
The most recent line: Texas by 12
Over/under: 50.5
Forecasts
Ryan Clarke: Clemson 20, Texas 23
James Crepea: Clemson 24, Texas 35
Nick Daschel: Clemson 17, Texas 27
Aaron Fentress: Clemson 24, Texas 39
Joe Freeman: Clemson 20, Texas 35
Sean Meagher: Clemson 17, Texas 24
Joel Odom: Clemson 30, Texas 35
Bill Oram: Clemson 10, Texas 55
No. 9 Tennessee (10-2) at No. 8 Ohio State (10-2)
Details of the game:Saturday in Columbus’ Ohio Stadium at 5 p.m. PT
ABC/ESPN and Watch ESPN are the TV channels and live streams.
Most recent line: Ohio State by seven
Over/under: 46.5
Forecasts
Ryan Clarke: Ohio State 28, Tennessee 34
James Crepea: Tennessee 28, Ohio State 35
Nick Daschel: Tennessee 31, Ohio State 35
Aaron Fentress: Tennessee 23, Ohio State 31,
Joe Freeman: Tennessee 24, Ohio State 28
Sean Meagher: Ohio State 31, Tennessee 33
Joel Odom: Tennessee 20, Ohio State 27
Bill Oram: Ohio State 14, Tennessee 24,
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