College Football Playoff odds, games, lines: Ohio State, Notre Dame open as favorites in semifinal bowls
The first College Football Playoff semifinal matchups of the 12-team era are set as 7-seed Notre Dame will face 6-seed Penn State in the Orange Bowl and 8-seed Ohio State will play 5-seed Texas in the Cotton Bowl with berths in the national championship game on the line.
In the first round of the College Football Playoff, the teams seeded 5-8 all won. In the second round, they all won again.
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman has plenty of connections to Ohio State. Here's what to know ahead of the CFP semifinals, with a possible OSU-ND matchup looming.
Penn State is among the nation's best at stopping the run but Notre Dame runs it better than most. Something's got to give.
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