The nation’s eyes will be glued to the NCAA’s College Football Playoff semifinal games this week as (7) Notre Dame takes on (6) Penn State at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 9, while (5) Texas and (8) Ohio State do battle at 7:30 on Friday,

The CFP committee isn't reseeding the four teams still playing for a national title, so Before The Snap is ahead of the semifinal games.

Now that the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff is down to four teams remaining — the size of the field the previous 10 seasons — things really don't look that much different. The final quartet includes two teams from the Big Ten,