It’s hard to say goodbye to your kids,” Cignetti deadpanned, “because they just watched their dad get his ass kicked.” This was Indiana’s brash, Spurrier-like head coach acting as a lightning rod for so much of what went wrong in the No.

This was the trendy upset pick of the College Football Playoff first round with Indiana and its Cinderella season. Someone forget to give Notre Dame the script

The Clemson Tigers (10-3) and Texas Longhorns (11-2) meet in the first round of the College Football Playoff Saturday. Kickoff from Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (TNT / Max).

Texas lost to Georgia in overtime in the SEC Championship Game, but only fell to No. 5 in the College Football Playoff seeding. As a result, the Longhorns get ACC champion Clemson in the first round and are the biggest favorite of the round,