In this episode of Cleats by Dre, I preview the inaugural College Football Playoff first-round matchup on a college campus between Notre Dame and Indiana, hosted in South Bend, Indiana. These collegiate neighbors bring new significance to their histories with the stakes higher than ever, as ND looks to break its postseason slump vs. top ten teams while Indiana attempts to prove itself on the national stage. With equally fattened up 11-1 records, there's quite a bit of unknowns here, but I'll run a tale of the tape and make a pick.

(2:10) Quick acknowledgement of the play of the week (from college soccer)

(5:50) Previewing Notre Dame vs. Indiana

(Episode art courtesy of ChatGPT with my finest (free) prompting attempts)