June 22, 2026

Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish to play in CFP semifinals


In a college football season unlike any other, there’s still some familiarity in the College Football Playoff. Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State are all back in the CFP semifinals. At least two of those three schools have played in every CFP since the playoff’s inception in 2015. Joining the three stalwarts in the semifinals is Notre Dame. The Irish (10-1) are coming off their lone loss of the season to Clemson in the ACC championship game. Notre Dame, traditionally a football independent, competed as an ACC team for the first time this season as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Alabama and Notre Dame will meet in The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Capital One on Jan. 1 at 5 p.m. ET followed by Clemson and Ohio State in the Allstate Sugar Bowl at 8:45 p.m. Both games will air on ESPN. In the history of the College Football Playoff no one-loss…

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