At least that was the case until Friday night’s 27-17 loss at No. 7 seed Notre Dame in the first round of the College Football Playoff. And to be clear, there’s really a limited amount of shame in this kind of loss. It seems like every year we get a dud in the playoff no matter how many teams are in the bracket.

Indiana was routed 27–17 by Notre Dame, and Cignetti's squad didn't put up much of a fight. There were various points in which Cignetti made some rather timid coaching decisions. Most notably was when he opted to punt the ball while in plus-territory despite the team trailing by three scores in the fourth quarter.

Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti went on College GameDay before the Notre Dame game and was not bashful about the Hoosiers' chances

Hindsight is very easy when you have a result to make your case, as ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit did on College GameDay to decry Indiana’s playoff placement over what he feels are better teams with more losses.

The strongest analysis can be the simplest. Entering the first College Football Playoff matchup of 2024, the question was basic. Could

As the biggest game of Friday, ESPN College GameDay was in South Bend to witness the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Indiana Hoosiers in the first-round of the College Football Playoff.

The ESPN College GameDay crew has shifted from South Bend to Columbus, Ohio, to preview Saturday's slate of College Footbal

Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork expressed concern earlier in the week about Tennessee fans and their ability to travel for away games. "What we need Buckeyes to do is wear