The conclusion of the first-ever on-campus game in the College Football Playoff has set the stage for our first quarterfinal matchup in the new 12-team format. Notre Dame will advance to face Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan.

Here's who the "College GameDay" crew picked to win the College Football Playoff game between Indiana and Notre Dame.

It’s bowl season, which also means it’s bowl pick ’em season. Opt-outs, transfers and coaching decisions make predicting bowl games difficult, but several members of The Athletic ’s college football staff have made picks for every bowl game and the four first-round College Football Playoff games.

The Nittany Lions and Longhorns should be able to advance from this weekend’s first round, while scoring might be at a premium in the other two games.

Indiana may not have been the most compelling game, but its setting was. And now the College Football Playoff needs to put more of its games on campus.

No. 7 Notre Dame won the first-ever game in the 12-team College Football Playoff era after defeating No. 10 Indiana 27-17 on Friday evening in South