The 2017 NCAA Men's College Cup has arrived, and a matchup of high-profile Chicago Fire development alumni will kickoff the competition's penultimate round.
With four teams remaining in the tournament, Indiana and North Carolina and their nine combined alums of the Chicago Fire Academy, Indiana Fire Academy and PDL squad will do battle on Friday, Dec. 8 (ESPNU, time TBD) for a spot in the College Cup final against the winner of ninth-seeded Stanford and fifth-seeded Akron. This year's semifinals and final will be held at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa.
Read more below on how Indiana and North Carolina reached this point and what it will take to get them into the 2017 College Cup trophy final.