The Irish have looked like one of the two or three best teams in the country for 11 of their 12 games this season. They stomped t

“College GameDay” last came to South Bend a season ago. That was before the Irish infamously had only 10 men on the field on the play that caused them to lose in gut-wrenching fashion to Ohio State. Hopefully, the Irish fans who gather on the Library Lawn this time around will be a lot happier after this upcoming appearance.

The Battle of Indiana is a hot ticket to kick off the first ever 12-team College Football Playoff, as the 10th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers visit the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend.

The Irish and Hoosiers are in-state neighbors, but they haven't met since 1991. Now they'll meet in the first game of the expanded Playoff.

Notre Dame needed to claim a No. 8 seed or higher to host a first-round game at Notre Dame Stadium, where they are 14-4 in the past three seasons under Freeman. Those losses have come by a combined 12 points, but they include stumbles against heavy underdogs Marshall, Stanford and NIU.

Instant analysis of Indiana vs. Notre Dame as they face off in the opening round of the 2024 College Football Playoff.

Face value tickets through Notre Dame sold out earlier this week. According to StubHub, the cheapest pair of tickets for sale Wednesday was $665 each. Tickets in the lower bowl were going for close to $3,000 before fees.

Notre Dame football found out who they’ll host in the first-round of the College Football Playoff on Sunday afternoon, and their opponent will not have to travel for to get to Notre Dame Stadium.

Notre Dame and Indiana are poised to make history as they meet in the 2024 College Football Playoff opening round.

The four first-round games take place on Dec. 20 and Dec. 21 on the campuses of the better seeds. No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Boise State and No. 4 Arizona State received byes into the quarterfinals, which will be played at bowl venues.