ESPN analyst Greg McElroy just became the latest national voice to weigh in on the Notre Dame vs. Miami playoff debate ahead of the final regular season CFP rankings.
McElroy said the College Football Playoff committee is essentially staring at two 10-2 teams with almost identical resumes and has to decide whether to follow its own protocol or lean hard into the "eye test." He pointed out that in metrics like strength of record and strength of schedule, Miami and Notre Dame sit "right next to each other."
"The College Football Playoff committee is going to have to look at the eye test over some of the resume gaps and frankly right now some of the metrics between Miami and Notre Dame are literally right next to each other.