Curt Cignetti's 14-0 Hoosier squad is the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. They're disciplined, well-coached and masters of complementary football, four-point favorites over the Ducks in the Peach Bowl, January 9 from Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. PT on ESPN.
The pundit class has already determined that IU is too good and too focused to lose in the semi-final, even though "it's tough to win a rematch" as the saying goes. In fact, since 2000 FBS teams have met twice in season 82 times. Of those, 45 resulted in sweeps, with 37 splits-- 38 out of 83 now that Ole Miss beat Georgia.