How to Watch Indiana at Notre Dame, 2024 College Football Playoff First Round: Stream College Football Live, TV Channel

In the first-ever game in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, No. 8 Indiana takes on No. 5 Notre Dame. Watch free on Fubo.

A new era in the sport of college football truly begins on Friday night, with the first ever game in the new expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. The two teams that have the honor of getting things started are in-state opponents, with No. 5 Notre Dame (11-1) hosting No. 8 Indiana (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten). Despite these two programs being in the same state they don’t have much of a recent history. They’ve met 29 times in their history, but not since 1991, making this one of the unique matchups created in this new playoff format.

How to Watch Indiana at Notre Dame, 2024 College Football Playoff First Round Today:

Game Date: Friday, Dec. 20, 2024

Game Time: 8:00 p.m. ET

TV Channel: ESPN

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Notre Dame is no stranger to the postseason. The Fighting Irish made the Playoff twice during the four-team format era. They lost in the semifinals in both 2018 and 2020.

This year, it looked like Notre Dame may end up on the outside looking in after an early season home loss to Northern Illinois. However, Marcus Freeman’s team hasn’t lost since with three ranked wins in that span.

Meanwhile, this is uncharted territory for Indiana. The first year under new head coach Curt Cignetti has already arguably been the best in program history. It’s the Hoosier’s first ever season with double-digit wins, and they have a chance to have their highest final ranking in the AP Poll since finishing No. 4 in 1967.

Both of these teams ranked in the top 10 in both scoring offense and scoring defense this year. Notre Dame ranked third in both, while Indiana was second offensively and sixth defensively. The only other playoff team to rank top 10 in both categories is Tennessee.

The winner of this one will have a tough test ahead of them. SEC Champion Georgia awaits the winner in the Sugar Bowl next week.

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