Notre Dame, Syracuse Orange football and Odds
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Paul Finebaum and Stephen A. Smith had a fiery debate over Notre Dame's CFP ranking on a Nov. 19 "First Take" segment.
"We really compare the losses of those two teams," CFP committee chairman Hunter Yurachek said Tuesday. "Miami has lost to two unranked teams [Louisville and SMU]. Notre Dame has lost to two teams that are ranked within our top 13 [Texas A&M and Miami]."
Notre Dame will be heavy favorites against Syracuse and Stanford to end the season, and would likely make the Playoff at 10-2.
Jeremiyah Love compared this year’s Irish team has a stronger brotherhood and more confidence compared to last season’s title-game run.
The 247Sports Composite, which takes into account the 247, Rivals and ESPN rankings, lists Notre Dame with four current five-star talents, with even more just on the cusp of making it in. As it stands, the 247Sports Composite has the following Fighting Irish commits as five-stars: EDGE Rodney Dunham TE Ian Premer CB Khary Adams S Joey O'Brien
The College Football Playoff committee really likes the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A whole lot, it seems. And they're willing to move the goalposts all over the place to back up that argument. The Irish were #9 in this week's rankings after their 37-15 win over the Pitt Panthers,
Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman told the media that Jaden Greathouse will be ready for the College Football Playoff.