There Aren’t Many Firsts Anymore in College Football. Friday Night Brought One.
The 12-team Playoff opened with its most alluring feature: a postseason game hosted on campus. To pull it off, Notre Dame had to plan for the unprecedented.
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In the College Football Playoff, One Quarterback Stands Above the Rest
Dillon Gabriel was an easy choice in our expert’s rankings. Then the arguments began.The New York Times - 16h -
12-team college football playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars and many detours
It took more than 100 years, a few billion dollars and the cold, hard realization that you can’t fight progress foreverABC News - 2d -
Who will win the first-round College Football Playoff games — and how will they do it?
What has to happen for each team to win its first-round matchup and advance to the CFP quarterfinals?Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Notre Dame and Indiana get 1st taste of playoff football under the Friday night lights
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman and Indiana coach Curt Cignetti are football junkies at heartABC News - 3d -
One big advantage for all eight teams in first round of College Football Playoff
Gauging the swing factors for the first four CFP games.CBS Sports - 3d -
Geminid meteor shower, one of the year's best and most reliable, to peak Friday night
The annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak overnight Friday and into the early hours of Saturday.NBC News - Dec. 13 -
DATELINE FRIDAY PREVIEW: The Man of Many Faces
Andrea Canning reports Friday, December 13 at 9/8c on NBC.NBC News - Dec. 10 -
In the College Football Playoff, One Coach Faces the Most Pressure
James Franklin is in a no-win position. But Ryan Day’s situation is different, a columnist for The Athletic.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
Here’s the Bracket for College Football’s First-Ever 12-Team Playoff
The playoff selection committee awarded the final at-large berth to S.M.U. ahead of Alabama.The New York Times - Dec. 9
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