The College Football Playoff semifinals will ring in 2021, and there are four heavyweights on the state for New Year’s Day. No. 1 Alabama meets No. 4 Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl Game – which was relocated to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. No. 2 Clemson meets No. 3 Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl in a rematch of last year’s thrilling semifinal. Sporting News staff offers its predictions for this year’s semifinal games: MORE: Predicting every 2020-21 college football bowl game © Provided by Sporting News Mac-Jones-102520-GETTY-FTR.jpg Alabama vs. Notre Dame predictions Bill Bender: Alabama 42, Notre Dame 23 Alabama suffered a key loss with center Landon Dickerson’s season-ending knee injury in the SEC championship game, and that something to watch early in the game. Can Notre Dame match up on the interior lines on both sides of the ball? We remember what happened last time in the…
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