Notre Dame vs. Penn State: Cold Battle for CFP Glory on Thursday

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00:00It all begins tonight. This is, you know, very different than what we are used to because,

00:04again, we had the 12-team playoff. I think there's a pretty good shot. We got the best

00:09four teams in the country here, even though they weren't ranked like that going into the

00:12playoff. But tonight, we begin with Notre Dame taking on Penn State. Fighting Irish,

00:17a point-and-a-half favorite, total of 45-and-a-half in a pretty cold night, I would say,

00:23all things considered, in South Florida. I know not where you are, Bill, not nearly as cold,

00:27but to have 40-degree temperatures, they may break the record for coldest Orange Bowl game

00:32on record tonight. Is it safe to back Notre Dame at this point? My gosh, I feel like I just,

00:38once I buy into this team, I feel like they burn me. Yeah, you know, early in the week,

00:43I do like Notre Dame to win the game, but they are going to have to follow this recipe with

00:48Marcus Freeman of defense, special teams, and not turning the ball over. Both of these teams are

00:54very good at turnover margin, the Irish a little bit better, and that's what worked against

00:58Georgia. They will not be allowed to give Penn State a chance to win this game on the ground.

01:05Penn State, the last two games, 40-plus carries, five yards a carry. If the Nittany Lions can do

01:11that and Drew Aller passes the ball over the top, they have the one player on this field

01:15that nobody else has. They have Tyler Warren. I think he could be a difference maker. Xavier

01:20Watts, the difference maker for Notre Dame, makes it a great back-and-forth game. I do think this is

01:25going to be an ugly, defensive, struggle-type game in that weather you mentioned will only

01:30contribute to it.