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Several members of the CFP Management Committee, which is made up of all 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, said they need more data and information before deciding on any adjustments.
Nicole Auerbach and Matt Cassel discuss the 12-team College Football Playoff, debating if the playoff should be expanded to 16 teams in the future and questioning the unique seeding rules of the current format.
Notre Dame has hired running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider away from Penn State to do the same job for the Irish, coach Marcus Freeman announced.
Stan Drayton went 9-25 in three years at Temple before getting fired last November with two games left in the season.
2024 College Football Schedule on NBC and Peacock
| Week 1: Fresno State at Michigan on Aug. 31 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Michigan 30, Fresno State 10 |
| Week 2: Rhode Island at Minnesota on Sept. 7 (Noon, Peacock) | Highlights: Minnesota 48, Rhode Island 0 |
| Week 2: Northern Illinois at Notre Dame on Sept. 7 (3:30p, NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Northern Illinois 16, Notre Dame 14 |
| Week 2: Colorado at Nebraska on Sept. 7 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Nebraska 28, Colorado 10 |
| Week 2: Boise State at Oregon on Sept. 7 (10p, Peacock) | Highlights: Oregon 37, Boise State 34 |
| Week 3: Central Michigan at Illinois on Sept. 14 (Noon, Peacock) | Highlights: Illinois 30, Central Michigan 9 |
| Week 3: Washington State at Washington at Lumen Field on Sept. 14 (3:30p, Peacock) | Highlights: Washington State 24, Washington 19 |
| Week 3: Indiana at UCLA on Sept. 14 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Indiana 42, UCLA 13 |
| Week 4: Miami (Ohio) at Notre Dame on Sept. 21 (3:30 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Notre Dame 28, Miami (Ohio) 3 |
| Week 4: Iowa vs. Minnesota on Sept. 21 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Iowa 31, Minnesota 14 |
| Week 5: Nebraska at Purdue on Sept. 28 (Noon, Peacock) | Highlights: Nebraska 28, Purdue 10 |
| Week 5: Louisville at Notre Dame on Sept. 28 (3:30 p.m., Peacock) | Highlights: Notre Dame 31, Louisville 24 |
| Week 5: Illinois at Penn State on Sept. 28 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Penn State 21, Illinois 7 |
| Week 5: Ohio State at Michigan State on Sept. 28 (7 p.m., Peacock) | Highlights: Ohio State 38, Michigan State 7 |
| Week 6: Michigan at Washington on Oct. 5 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Washington 27, Michigan 17 |
| Week 7: Stanford vs. Notre Dame on Oct. 12 (3:30 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Notre Dame 49, Stanford 7 |
| Week 7: Ohio State vs. Oregon on Oct. 12 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Oregon 32, Ohio State 31 |
| Week 8: Iowa vs. Michigan State on Oct. 19 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Michigan State 32, Iowa 20 |
| Week 9: Penn State vs. Wisconsin on Oct. 26 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Penn State 28, Wisconsin 13 |
| Week 10: Indiana vs. Michigan State on Nov. 2 (3:30p, Peacock) | Highlights: Indiana 47, Michigan State 10 |
| Week 10: Wisconsin vs. Iowa on Nov. 2 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Iowa 42, Wisconsin 10 |
| Week 11: Minnesota vs. Rutgers on Nov. 9 (Noon, NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Rutgers 26, Minnesota 19 |
| Week 11: Florida State vs. Notre Dame on Nov. 9 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Notre Dame 52, Florida State 3 |
| Week 11: Washington vs. Penn State on Nov. 9 (8 p.m., Peacock) | Highlights: Penn State 35, Washington 6 |
| Week 12: Virginia vs. Notre Dame on Nov. 16 (3 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Notre Dame 35, Virginia 14 |
| Week 12: Oregon vs. Wisconsin on Nov. 16 ( 7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Oregon 16, Wisconsin 13 |
| Week 13: Illinois vs. Rutgers on Nov. 23 (Noon, Peacock) | Highlights: Illinois 38, Rutgers 31 |
| Week 13: Army vs. Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 23 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Notre Dame 49, Army 14 |
| Week 13: USC vs. UCLA on Nov. 23 (10:30 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: USC 19, UCLA 13 |
| Week 14: Nebraska vs. Iowa on Nov. 29 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Iowa 13, Nebraska 10 |
| Week 14: Washington vs. Oregon on Nov. 30 (7 p.m., NBC, Peacock) | Highlights: Oregon 49, Washington 21 |
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