Each CFP semifinalist eyes long-awaited national title

Posted Jan 9, 2025
The long-awaited expanded playoff that began with a dozen teams is down to four. Notre Dame versus Penn State in the Orange Bowl. Ohio State versus Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Two of these teams will move on and get a shot at easing their perpetual pain. The other two will enter another winter amid the familiar vicious cycle of ice-cold doubt. (ESPN.com)

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