The 12-team College Football Playoff bracket has been set, with four teams earning first-round byes. The top-four seeds – Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, and Arizona State – will enter the quarterfinals on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, starting with the Fiesta Bowl.
The first round begins on Friday, Dec. 20, and continues through Saturday, Dec. 21. Games include Indiana (No. 10 seed) vs Notre Dame (No. 7), SMU (No. 11) vs Penn State (No. 6), Clemson (No. 12) vs Texas (No. 5), and Tennessee (No. 9) vs Ohio State (No. 8).
Notable prospects, such as Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty, will face tough tests in the expanded playoff. Jeanty is a Heisman Trophy candidate and college football’s leader in rush yards and touchdowns.
The status of some quarterbacks is uncertain, including Georgia’s Carson Beck, who suffered an injury in Saturday’s SEC Championship Game. Texas’ Quinn Ewers and Penn State’s Drew Allar are also expected to be involved in the first round.
Source: https://www.nfl.com/news/oregon-georgia-boise-state-arizona-state-earn-byes-in-first-12-team-college-football-playoff