Notre Dame punched its ticket to the next round of the College Football Playoff on Friday night, dismantling Indiana at home. Although the final score looked pretty close, 27-17, it wasn't really a ballgame for most of the second half.

Marcus Freeman outsmarted Curt Cignetti with a great move on Friday night. Freeman's Notre Dame Fighting Irish were leading Cignetti's Indiana Hoosiers

With the sting of the 27-17 defeat still fresh, Indiana’s head coach was pressed to answer for the Hoosiers’ shortcomings and his questionable decision to punt the ball away late in the