Notre Dame last won a national championship in 1988. Penn State hasn't been crowned champion of college football since 1986. These blue blood programs are two wins away from a title and meet tonight in the Orange Bowl for the first semifinal of the College Football Playoff.

Penn State was unable to corral Oregon’s offense in the Big Ten Championship though, allowing 496 total yards while dropping a 45-37 decision to the then undefeated Ducks. The Nittany Lions eviscerated SMU in the first round of the CFP Playoff,

When I made my Sugar Bowl pick, Georgia was the slight favorite, but that flipped by the time the game kicked off Thursday afternoon. The favored Fighting Irish sent home SEC champion Georgia, and I was foolish enough to tell you to put all your chips down on the Bulldogs and their backup quarterback.