For the first time ever, teams will have homefield advantage in the College Football Playoff. The four first-round matchups will be played on campus, and a couple games will be easier to get into than others.

Indiana received the 10 seed in the College Football Playoff and will take on No. 7 Notre Dame in the first round. Get to know the Fighting Irish.

The Irish and Hoosiers are in-state neighbors, but they haven't met since 1991. Now they'll meet in the first game of the expanded Playoff.

From a betting point of view, however, Indiana has only been the underdog once this season. The Hoosiers will be in that unfamiliar role again when it opens the College Football Playoff with a first round game at Notre Dame at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 20.

Indiana football and Notre Dame will play for the first time since 1991 in the first round of this year's College Football Playoff.

FanDuel's early point spread favors the home team, Notre Dame, on Dec. 20. The Fighting Irish are considered a 7.5-point favorite over the Hoosiers, similar to the betting line for the Ohio State vs. Tennessee game.

Notre Dame and Indiana stand out among CFP contenders by leading in a key stat that could shape the playoff race.

Face value tickets through Notre Dame sold out earlier this week. According to StubHub, the cheapest pair of tickets for sale Wednesday was $665 each. Tickets in the lower bowl were going for close to $3,000 before fees.

Tis the season of giving. The Notre Dame football team got a few official gifts from Under Armour in advance of its first-round College Football Playoff game. The No. 3 Fighting Irish posted a video of linebacker Jaiden Ausberry and wide receiver Beaux Collins opening

Notre Dame has once again made history in college football with the first ESPN GameDay road show of the new expanded CFP era.