At the start of the season, like Clemson, Notre Dame began the year with a different quarterback than the one it ended the regular season with.
Is it coincidence both teams will play each other in the College Football Playoff? The Tigers and Irish will face off as the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29 as part of the CFP Semifinal matchup at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
“When you make a decision that is that difficult, you are not doing it just for the quarterback position, but the entire program,” Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said during Sunday’s Cotton Bowl coaches’ teleconference.