Notre Dame vs. Indiana: Key Matchup in College Football Playoff

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00:00On a Friday night in South Bend, it's the seven-seed Notre Dame in the in-state showdown

00:08against the ten-seed Indiana.

00:11Seven and a half points spread in favor of the Irish.

00:14Total stands at 51 and a hook.

00:18Zitto, of course, when you look at this game, if you stare at IU, the only other time they

00:23were an underdog this season, they didn't keep it all that close against Ohio State

00:29in their second-to-final regular season game.

00:33Notre Dame, against non-MAC foes, has been downright dominant throughout this 2024 college

00:39football campaign.

00:41How competitive of a matchup do we get to begin the first-ever 12-team college football

00:47playoff tomorrow night in South Bend?

00:49Look, I got to tell you, we sat here a couple of weeks ago, and DRS, you'll remember, Ben

00:57left us in quite a mood about our feelings of Ohio State and Indiana.

01:05We ended up being on the right side.

01:06I say all that to say that, Ben, you were not wrong in your assessment of Indiana.

01:13You were just wrong about that game.

01:15I am backing the Cougars here, plus the seven and a half, and I give them a great chance

01:20to win this game outright.

01:22Here is the rub on this whole thing.

01:24We talked all year long about how Indiana didn't play anybody.

01:28Guess what?

01:29Notre Dame hasn't really played anybody either.

01:31We forget that because they have had a lot less scares, and they haven't really been

01:36ranked inside the top five.

01:38The best offense that Notre Dame has faced, statistically, all year long, guys, has been

01:43Louisville.

01:45In that game, Notre Dame was outgained by Louisville by 115 yards.

01:50Louisville had three first-half turnovers.

01:52That led to 17 Notre Dame points, and yet, still, Notre Dame could only win that game

01:58by seven.

02:00I respect Marcus Freeman.

02:02I respect his defense, but this is a level of offense that they have not seen yet this

02:07year.

02:08Curtis Rourke and Indiana are coming in, and Kurt Cignetti are coming in with a chip on

02:11their shoulder to remind everybody, not only do we belong in this tournament, we're better

02:15than you think we are.

02:17Guess what?

02:18We're going to go upset Notre Dame, a team that lost to Northern Illinois on their home

02:21field.