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College Football Playoff - First-round takeaways, analysis

After years of anticipation, the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff kicked off in South Bend on Friday night with a comfortable Notre Dame win over Indiana.

The action has continued with three games on Saturday, beginning with Penn State's domination of SMU.

Here are the main takeaways.

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Penn State 38, SMU 10
Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17

Penn State 38, SMU 10

In my first-round preview, I wrote, "There's a version of this game where Penn State, in front of a rocking home crowd, controls the line of scrimmage on offense, feeds Singleton and Allen often, forces a couple of turnovers, and controls the game from start to finish.