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How to buy No. 7 Notre Dame vs No. 10 Indiana College Football Playoff tickets

Whether you’re a fan of Notre Dame, Indiana, or just college football, get your College Football Playoff tickets now.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Indiana Hoosiers are headed to the 2024-25 College Football Playoff.

The Fighting Irish were selected to be the No. 7 seed and will host the No. 10 seeded Hoosiers in South Bend at 8 p.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 20.

Tickets for the game are already available. At the time of publication, the cheapest available tickets for the College Football Playoff first-round matchup between Notre Dame and Indiana cost $732.

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Notre Dame ended its season on a 10-game win streak and have scored at least 30 points in every game since September.

Indiana lost the biggest game of its season against Ohio State, but the Hoosiers are 11-1 for a reason and should be a considered a threat not only to win this game but make a deep run in the tournament.

Get your Notre Dame vs. Indiana College Football Playoff tickets now.

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How to buy No. 7 Notre Dame vs No. 10 Indiana College Football Playoff tickets

Whether you’re a fan of Notre Dame, Indiana, or just college football, get your College Football Playoff tickets now.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Indiana Hoosiers are headed to the 2024-25 College Football Playoff.

The Fighting Irish were selected to be the No. 7 seed and will host the No. 10 seeded Hoosiers in South Bend at 8 p.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 20.

Tickets for the game are already available. At the time of publication, the cheapest available tickets for the College Football Playoff first-round matchup between Notre Dame and Indiana cost $732.

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Notre Dame ended its season on a 10-game win streak and have scored at least 30 points in every game since September.

Indiana lost the biggest game of its season against Ohio State, but the Hoosiers are 11-1 for a reason and should be a considered a threat not only to win this game but make a deep run in the tournament.

Get your Notre Dame vs. Indiana College Football Playoff tickets now.

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Four Big Ten teams lead top ten of US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 14

Four Big Ten teams in top ten of US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 14

Wisconsin finished its 2024 season with a 24-7 loss to Minnesota in Week 14. The loss led the team to a closing 5-7 (3-6 Big Ten) record, missing a postseason berth for the first time since 2001.

The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college football regular season, and the Badgers were far from consideration for the final two months of the 2024 season.

After Week 14,  Oregon remained at No. 1 after its win over Washington, Texas moved up to No. 2 following a victory against Texas A&M, while Penn State, Notre Dame and Georgia rounded out the top five. Other top teams from the Big Ten are Ohio State (No. 8) and Indiana (No. 9).

Here’s a look at the full Week 14 US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Rank Team Record Points
1 Oregon Ducks 12-0 1,325 (53)
2 Texas Longhorns 11-1 1,272
3 Penn State Nittany Lions 11-1 1,192
4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11-1 1,165
5 Georgia Bulldogs 10-2 1,104
6 Tennessee Volunteers 10-2 1,025
7 SMU Mustangs 11-1 977
8 Ohio State Buckeyes 10-2 976
9 Indiana Hoosiers 11-1 895
10 Boise State Broncos 11-1 840
11 Alabama Crimson Tide 9-3 733
12 South Carolina Gamecocks 9-3 700
13 Arizona State Sun Devils 10-2 665
14 Miami Hurricanes 10-2 646
15 Ole Miss Rebels 9-3 638
16 Iowa State Cyclones 10-2 565
17 Clemson Tigers 9-3 457
18 BYU Cougars 10-2 419
19 UNLV Rebels 10-2 255
20 Missouri Tigers 9-3 229
21 Illinois Fighting Illini 9-3 225
22 Colorado Buffaloes 9-3 215
23 Army Black Knights 10-1 196
24 Memphis Tigers 10-2 187
25 Syracuse Orange 9-3 108

Schools Dropped Out

No. 18 Tulane; No. 19 Texas A&M;

Others Receiving Votes

Texas A&M 90; Duke 39; Tulane 37; Louisville 18; Kansas State 15; Louisiana 11; Michigan 2; Georgia Tech 2; Miami (OH) 1; Iowa 1;

Ohio State trolling the Hoosiers after a win is proof Indiana is a football school now

Welcome to the big show, Indiana.

No. 2 Ohio State dispatched No. 5 Indiana on Saturday and decided to troll Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti as a result.

If someone had told you a year ago Ohio State would troll Indiana after a win, you might have grimaced a bit.

However, that’s how much the Hoosiers have elevated in the college football world. The Buckeyes now see them as a worthy opponent and a great win for their playoff résumé.

The trolling in question referred to Cignetti’s famous “Google me” quote that the Indiana coach gave during his introductory press conference.

A fake newspaper popped up on the Ohio State jumbotron with the headline of “Buckeyes win??? Google it!”

In any other world, that’s Ohio State punching down on a lesser opponent. In 2024, this is proof that Indiana is officially a football school.

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Ohio State football keeps receipts with jaw-dropping postgame scoreboard message

Ohio State football throttled Indiana on Saturday, and it certainly kept the receipts from Curt Cignetti earlier this season.

The Ohio State Buckeyes dismantled the then-undefeated Indiana Hoosiers, who came into the game ranked No. 5 overall. Ohio Stadium was pumped up for the win.

Ohio State, which was a double-digit favorite, throttled Indiana 38-15. It didn’t seem like that was always going to be the case after the Buckeyes went down 7-0 after the first drive of the game.

The Buckeyes pulled away as it got Hoosiers’ quarterback Kurtis Rourke on the ground five times and ended with eight tackles for a loss. Indiana ended with 41 carries for just 83 yards as well, so its defense line stood tall as well.

Ohio State’s defense was the real deal as it forced Rourke to go just 8-of-18 as a passer. Its social media team also had an A+ performance with the scoreboard following the game.

At the signing day news conference, Cignetti told fans to “Google me.” Let’s just say that the Buckeyes social media can keep receipts for quite some time as that was back late in 2023.

“Google It!” they wrote. Ohio State won, and it should have its spot in the Big Ten Championship Game almost locked up. It’ll welcome Michigan to Ohio Stadium next Saturday for its final game of the regular season.

College football fans were so annoyed by Fox’s frequent commercial breaks during Ohio State-Indiana

Fans had very little patience for all the commercials during the Ohio State-Indiana game.

It’s no secret that there’s a ton of money floating around college football, and broadcasters rely on advertisers, like any other sport.

But sometimes, it seems like the commercial breaks are way too frequent, like Saturday during Fox’s broadcast of the Ohio State-Indiana game. That’s understandably very frustrating when you feel like you’re being inundated with more ads than football.

Of course, there are always a lot of commercial breaks in college football, but — whether or not it’s accurate or just a perception — it certainly felt like there were more than usual in the first half of this game in Columbus. And college football fans were getting annoyed with very little patience for all the breaks.

Among the many complaints from fans seemed to be the sequence of a commercial break, kickoff, commercial break, and it seems like it’s worse if it’s toward the end of a quarter or half. That’s not a new sequence from broadcasters, but it’s still annoying.

College football fans vented their frustrations on Twitter, and it became clear that a lot of them felt like there were more commercial breaks than usual Saturday.

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An ESPN analyst actually suggested Indiana sit Kurtis Rourke vs. Ohio State

Should Indiana bench Kurtis Rourke against Ohio State on Saturday? ESPN analyst Joey Galloway makes the case for it.

Could the No. 5 Indiana not play its starting quarterback, lose the game against Ohio State by a significant margin and get into the playoffs?

Well, that’s a tough question that only the College Football Playoff committee could answer.

Most would think an 11-1 Indiana team could get in, especially with a easy win over Nebraska, a team that beat top-20 Colorado, earlier in the season, but does that rely upon what happens on Saturday?

While those questions don’t have real answers for now, one could argue that Indiana’s best option is to bench its starting quarterback and eat the loss to avoid his being injured.

That’s at least the take that ESPN’s Joey Galloway had. His main point was that Florida State could’ve won a National Championship had Jordan Travis not been hurt late in the season. No one on Twitter/X was a fan of that suggestion as it would void fans a real top-five battle.

Here’s the full clip.

Now, there hasn’t been any real discussion of this, just Galloway’s take. Rourke, who led the MAC in passing yards and passing touchdowns at Ohio in 2022, has played well this season and has a 21:4 touchdown-to-interception ratio.

On top of that, should Ohio State blow out Indiana and the Hoosiers not have a top-25 win to end the season, they might not get in, especially if they pulled off a move like this. Nonetheless, it was a take thrown out.

Just, for all parties, hopefully it won’t be one that Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti takes any real consideration of.

‘College GameDay’ announces Week 13 location

ESPN’s “College GameDay” will host from a Big Ten campus for the fifth time this season

ESPN’s “College GameDay” has announced that it will attend the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes game in Week 13 of the 2024 college football season.

Indiana’s road trip to face Ohio State has some serious College Football Playoff and Big Ten championship implications. Indiana enters Saturday undefeated and ranked No. 5 in the playoff rankings. Ohio State is 9-1 and ranked No. 2 behind Oregon.

No school has hosted GameDay more than Ohio State. The Buckeyes have  hosted the premier college football pregame show 23 times.

GameDay has already attended one Indiana and one Ohio State game this season. The GameDay crew went to the Indiana-Washington game on Oct. 26 and the Ohio State-Oregon game on Oct. 12, so they are familiar with both teams.

This will be GameDay’s fifth time on a Big Ten campus this season. Only the SEC (seven) has hosted GameDay more. GameDay has not gone to a Big 12 campus all season and it has only attended one ACC game.

Last week, GameDay attended the Tennessee at Georgia game. Georgia won to solidify their playoff hopes and to keep the Dawgs in the SEC championship hunt.

Other top Week 13 games include Ole Miss at Florida, Penn State at Minnesota, BYU at Arizona State, and Army at Notre Dame. Georgia plays against UMass in a Saturday schedule that does feature some lackluster games across the SEC.

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GameDay will begin coverage at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday. Nick Saban, Kirk Herbstreit, Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso and Pat McAfee serve as college football analysts for GameDay.

Big Ten dominates top five of US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 12

Big Ten dominates top five of latest US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 12

Wisconsin lost to No. 1 Oregon 16-13 on Saturday, falling to 5-5 on the season and 3-4 in Big Ten play.

The Badgers have now lost three consecutive contests after their impressive three-game win streak to open October.

The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college football regular season and the Badgers have been out of contention for the majority of the 2024 season.

After Week 12, the top five didn’t change much. Oregon is still No. 1 after its win over the Badgers,  Ohio State stayed at No. 2, Texas remained at No. 3, while Penn State and Indiana rounded out the top five, moving up one spot each ahead of Week 13.

Here’s a look at the full Week 12 US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Rank Team Record Points
1 Oregon Ducks 11-0 1,375 (55)
2 Ohio State Buckeyes 9-1 1,316
3 Texas Longhorns 9-1 1,263
4 Penn State Nittany Lions 9-1 1,158
5 Indiana Hoosiers 10-0 1,109
6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-1 1096
7 Alabama Crimson Tide 8-2 996
8 Georgia Bulldogs 8-2 993
9 Ole Miss Rebels 8-2 984
10 Miami Hurricanes 9-1 847
11 Tennessee Volunteers 8-2 823
12 SMU Mustangs 9-1 744
13 Boise State Broncos 9-1 714
14 Texas A&M Aggies 8-2 646
15 BYU Cougars 9-1 633
16 Clemson Tigers 8-2 569
17 Army Black Knights 9-0 509
18 Colorado Buffaloes 8-2 464
19 South Carolina Gamecocks 7-3 379
20 Tulane Green Wave 9-2 280
21 Iowa State Cyclones 8-2 268
22 Arizona State Sun Devils 8-2 251
23 UNLV Rebels 8-2 93
24 Memphis Tigers 9-2 77
25 Kansas State Wildcats 7-3 67

Schools Dropped Out

No. 18 Washington State; No. 21 Missouri; No. 22 LSU; No. 24 Louisville;

Others Receiving Votes

Washington State 65; Illinois 56; Missouri 44; Syracuse 18; James Madison 11; Duke 9; Pittsburgh 7; Louisiana 5; Louisville 2; Vanderbilt 1; Sam Houston 1; LSU 1; Colorado State 1;

Ohio State will host ESPN’s College Gameday for top-5 battle with Indiana

Ohio State football is no stranger to ESPN’s College Gameday, and it’ll see the event in Columbus on Saturday for its battle with Indiana.

Ohio State football is one of the best programs in the country, currently sitting No. 2 in almost every major poll, so it often gets to play following the hit ESPN show College Gameday.

The show will be returning to Columbus.

The Buckeyes will be playing following the event on campus for the second time this season. The first time College Gameday was in Eugene for the Buckeyes battle with the No. 1-ranked Oregon Ducks.

Here’s the official release from the show’s Twitter/X account.

Indiana, which has former James Madison head coach Curt Cignetti running the show, is undefeated this season. While its strength of schedule is certainly questionable, it has yet to lose, and that’s impressive in and of itself.

The Hoosiers were off this past Saturday and beat the Michigan Wolverines 20-15 the week prior. They have a few dominant wins over Nebraska 56-7 and Michigan State 47-10 over the last month.

Currently sitting 5th in the country, Indiana will get a chance to prove itself on a national stage. That said, FOX already announced this will be the game for its Big Noon Kickoff as well.

Expect a high-profile battle in Columbus on Saturday.