“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.

Stay updated on the latest injury news for Notre Dame football’s star players heading into bowl season or CFP action.

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

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 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.

Notre Dame (11-1) has bounced back admirably from a brutal Week 2 loss at the hands of 7-5 MAC program Northern Illinois, winning 10 straight games to punch their ticket to the CFP Playoff. The main critique of the Irish stems from their soft 63rd ranked schedule that includes signature wins over Texas A&M,

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.

The College Football Playoff first round will see the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) hosting the No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) at 8 p.m. ET at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

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.