A College Football Playoff semifinal win for Notre Dame or Penn State would be significant for both programs and their head coaches. Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman, at just 38 years old, would lead a rapid ascension in just his third year as head coach.

Joel Klatt was again critical of the setup of the new playoff with this issue being about the game locations During his show last week, Klatt discussed his problems with the amount of neutral sites in the College Football Playoff.

Joel Klatt didn’t mince words regarding the hand Oregon was dealt by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee as the undefeated, top-seeded team in the nation. The Ducks’ reward for slaying all comers throughout the regular season was playing arguably the second best team in the country,