Notre Dame faces enormous College Football Playoff test against No. 1 Miami

Notre Dame faces enormous College Football Playoff test against No. 1 Miami originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Notre Dame entered the first College Football Playoff rankings at No. 11, putting the Fighting Irish near the edge of the projected 12-team field. That position makes Saturday's game against No. 1 Miami one of the most consequential contests of the college football season. Miami is 8-0 and occupies the top spot in the committee's first rankings.