Week 12 of the 2024 college football season saw No. 4 Penn State and No. 8 Notre Dame cruise to blowout wins to keep their hopes for an at-large berth to the 12-team College Football Playoff alive. The Nittany Lions are firmly inside the CFP bubble and remain in contention for the Big Ten title game alongside Oregon,

No. 8 Notre Dame won. No. 7 Tennessee and No. 6 BYU lost. Unless a two-loss Southeastern Conference team jumps the Irish — which seems unlikely, given how it’s treated two-loss SEC teams in the past two weeks — second-year head coach Marcus Freeman‘s team should be in line to host a first-round College Football Playoff game.

Notre Dame fans share their thoughts on the latest CFP rankings. How the Fighting Irish's position is fueling excitement and debate