ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: A Notre Dame Fighting Irish cheerleader waves a flag during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against the Clemson Tigers at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The Notre Dame football team is a heavy underdog against the Alabama Crimson Tide, but the spread seems way too high in the Rose Bowl.
To be a part of the College Football Playoff is an honor that teams earn by playing well across their entire schedule. For the Notre Dame football team, they absolutely deserved to be one of the four teams selected, although many felt that they should have been left out.