Hell — what about a national championship?
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are surging right now. The loss ND suffered at the hands of the Northern Illinois Huskies was an incredible weight put around its neck. The Irish were ranked #5 after beating the Texas A&M Aggies in College Station, but fell to #18 with that home MAC loss. The future was uncertain, and many of us were waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Well… it hasn’t yet, and after rattling off 6 mostly dominant wins, Notre Dame is back in the top ten at #8 and we’re all talking about a home playoff game as a likely destination if the Irish win their last four games. We still need to see what the actual College Football Playoff Rankings will look like before we can accurately start projecting the end game — but we might as well talk about it now.
We all hate the ESPN/ABC playoff predictor graphic, and this has nothing to do with that. We do, however, have actual odds from FanDuel Sportsbook, so let’s see what they think at the moment.
College Football Playoff Odds
Oregon Ducks -3500
Georgia Bulldogs -1700
Ohio State Buckeyes -850
Texas Longhorns -700
Miami Hurricanes -600
Penn State Nittany Lions -600
Clemson Tigers -185
Notre Dame -175
Tennessee Volunteers -165
Boise State Broncos -140
Iowa State Cyclones -140
BYU Cougars -115
National Championship Odds
Georgia Bulldogs +360
Ohio State Buckeyes +400
Oregon Ducks +450
Texas Longhorns +650
Penn State Nittany Lions +1200
Clemson Tigers +1400
Tennessee Volunteers +1500
Miami Hurricanes +1600
Alabama Crimson Tide +1800
Texas A&M Aggies +2200
Notre Dame +3000
Indiana Hoosiers +5000
Ole Miss Rebels +5000