The College Football Playoff for the 2024 season is finally here. Four first-round games will be played on campus this weekend.

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It begins Friday night with No. 7 Notre Dame hosting No. 10 Indiana. Then on Saturday, No. 11 seed SMU visits No. 6 Penn State, followed by No. 5 Texas taking on No. 12 Clemson and No. 8 Ohio State hosting No. 9 Tennessee.

All four winners advance to the CFP quarterfinals, which take place on December 31 and January 1 at bowl sites across the country. Ohio State-Tennessee winner faces No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl; the Texas-Clemson winner will play No. 4 Arizona State in the Peach Bowl; the Penn State-SMU winner will face No. 3 Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl; and the winner of Notre Dame-Indiana will face No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

Check out the odds for the four first-round playoff games and score predictions from the college football coverage team at The Oregonian/OregonLive.

No. 10 Indiana (11-1) at No. 7 Notre Dame (11-1)

Game details: Friday, 5:00 p.m. PT at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana

TV channels and live stream: Watch ABC/ESPN and ESPN

Latest line: Notre Dame at 7 p.m

Over/Under: 50.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17

James Crepea: Notre Dame 35, Indiana 21

Nick Daschel: Notre Dame 30, Indiana 23

Aaron Fentress: Notre Dame 29, Indiana 23

Joe Freeman: Notre Dame 30, Indiana 21

Sean Meagher: Notre Dame 38, Indiana 35

Joel Odom: Notre Dame 34, Indiana 24

Bill Oram: Notre Dame 31, Indiana 17

No. 11 SMU (11-2) at No. 6 Penn State (11-2)

Game details: 9 a.m. PT Saturday at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania

TV channels and live stream: TNT and Max

Latest line: Penn State at 9

Over/Under: 52.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Penn State 31, SMU 10

James Crepea: Penn State 28, SMU 21

Nick Daschel: Penn State 34, SMU 24

Aaron Fentress: Penn State 33, SMU 22

Joe Freeman: Penn State 28, SMU 17

Sean Meagher: Penn State 35, SMU 21

Joel Odom: Penn State 41, SMU 27

Bill Oram: Penn State 35, SMU 33

No. 12 Clemson (10-3) at No. 5 Texas (11-2)

Game details: 1:00 p.m. PT Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin

TV channels and live stream: TNT and Max

Latest line: Texas at 12

Over/Under: 50.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Texas 23, Clemson 20

James Crepea: Texas 35, Clemson 24

Nick Daschel: Texas 27, Clemson 17

Aaron Fentress: Texas 39, Clemson 24

Joe Freeman: Texas 35, Clemson 20

Sean Meagher: Texas 24, Clemson 17

Joel Odom: Texas 35, Clemson 30

Bill Oram: Texas 55, Clemson 10

No. 9 Tennessee (10-2) at No. 8 Ohio State (10-2)

Game details: Saturday, 5:00 p.m. PT at Ohio Stadium in Columbus

TV channels and live stream: Watch ABC/ESPN and ESPN

Latest line: Ohio State at 7

Over/Under: 46.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Tennessee 34, Ohio State 28

James Crepea: Ohio State 35, Tennessee 28

Nick Daschel: Ohio State 35, Tennessee 31

Aaron Fentress: Ohio State 31, Tennessee 23

Joe Freeman: Ohio State 28, Tennessee 24

Sean Meagher: Tennessee 33, Ohio State 31

Joel Odom: Ohio State 27, Tennessee 20

Bill Oram: Tennessee 24, Ohio State 14