Indiana football and Notre Dame will have Friday night all to themselves.
The instate foes will face off for the first time since 1991 in the first round of the College Football Playoffs in South Bend. The Hoosiers (11-1) are looking to extend the best season in program history, while the Irish (11-1) are making their third appearance in the CFP.
Here’s how to watch the Indiana vs. Notre Dame game on Friday night, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
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What channel is Indiana football vs Notre Dame on Saturday?
Indiana vs. Notre Dame will be broadcast on ABC/ESPN. Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy will call the game from the booth at Notre Dame Stadium with Molly McGrath reporting from the sidelines. Stream the game on Fubo and Sling TV.
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Indiana football vs Notre Dame time on Friday
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Date: Friday, Dec. 20
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Start time: 8 p.m. ET
The Indiana football game vs Notre Dame starts at 8 p.m. from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
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Indiana football vs Notre Dame predictions, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday, Dec 20.
Indiana 34, Notre Dame 24: Will Indiana struggle against Notre Dame’s ground game? How will they handle a true dual-threat quarterback?
Those are fair questions, but the key matchup might be whether or not the Irish’s passing defense can hold up against Kurtis Rourke and company. Notre Dame struggled against the top 30 passing offenses it faced (Louisville and USC) this season, and those were two of the more competitive games it played outside of a loss to Northern Illinois.
Notre Dame has the No. 3 passing defense in the country, but those numbers are a bit skewed having played Navy and Army, two of three teams in the FBS that attempted less than 200 passing attempts.
If Indiana avoids the kind of pass protection breakdowns it had against Michigan (mostly in the second half) and Ohio State, it will have a real shot of pulling off the upset. The Hoosiers might even be able to win comfortably if they don’t turn it over. The lessons they learned in those games should help them pull of a historic upset in South Bend.
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Indiana football’s 2024 schedule
|
Date |
Opponent |
Time |
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Aug. 31 |
vs. FIU |
W, 31-7 |
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Sept. 6 |
vs. Western Illinois |
W, 77-3 |
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Sept. 14 |
at UCLA |
W, 42-13 |
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Sept. 21 |
vs. Charlotte |
W, 52-14 |
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Sept. 28 |
vs. Maryland |
W, 42-28 |
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Oct. 5 |
at Northwestern |
W, 41-24 |
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Oct. 19 |
vs. Nebraska |
W, 56-7 |
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Oct. 26 |
vs. Washington |
W, 31-17 |
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Nov. 2 |
at Michigan State |
W, 47-10 |
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Nov. 9 |
vs. Michigan |
W, 20-15 |
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No. 23 |
at Ohio State |
L, 38-15 |
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Nov. 30 |
vs. Purdue |
W, 66-0 |
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Dec. 20 |
at Notre Dame (CFP) |
8 p.m. ET |
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This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Indiana vs Notre Dame in CFP first round: Time, TV schedule, prediction
