The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are holding their collective breath on Sunday as the College Football Playoff committee meets to determine the final rankings - and which 12 teams will make the playoff.

Marcus Freeman and company received some good news when Texas Tech dispatched BYU in the Big 12 title game and again got good news on Saturday afternoon when Georgia soundly defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide to win the SEC. The committee has been jostling Alabama and Notre Dame since the playoff rankings first emerged in Week 11, but a loss from the Crimson Tide could open the door for the Fighting Irish.

That's not what college football insider John Talty of CBS Sports believes, though.

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