In a college football season unlike any other, there's still some familiarity in the College Football Playoff.
Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State are all back in the CFP semifinals. At least two of those three schools have played in every CFP since the playoff's inception in 2015.
Joining the three stalwarts in the semifinals is Notre Dame. The Irish (10-1) are coming off their lone loss of the season to Clemson in the ACC championship game. Notre Dame, traditionally a football independent, competed as an ACC team for the first time this season as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.