Does Texas or Notre Dame have an easier path to the National Championship? | Final CFP Preview & Predictions

Until Saturday: A show about college football

We had to bring out the big guns for our final College Football Playoff first-round thoughts, preview and predictions. David Ubben welcomes Cameron Teague-Robinson, Audrey Snyder, Sam Khan Jr., and Pete Sampson, The Athletic's Ohio State, Penn State, Texas, and Notre Dame beat writers, respectively, to the podcast. Each beat writer shares an X-factor for their respective CFP game, and they preview and predict the outcome. What is Ohio State and Penn State's greatest strength? Does Texas or Notre Dame have the easier path to the National Championship? And more!

Rundown:

- Ohio State vs Tennessee final thoughts with Cameron Teague-Robinson (1:15)

- Penn State vs SMU final thoughts with Audrey Snyder (14:10)

- Texas vs Clemson final thoughts with Sam Khan Jr. (30:00)

- Notre Dame vs Indiana final thoughts with Pete Sampson (43:30)

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Hosts: David Ubben (@davidubben), Cameron Teague-Robinson (@cj_teague), Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4), Sam Khan Jr. (@skhanjr), Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_)

Audio editor: John Ross

Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)

Supervising producer: Michael Martinez (@MikeMartinezDC)

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