Notre Dame vs. Indiana; Friday, Dec. 20, 8:00 PM ET ABC
The Prospects:
Notre Dame
- QB Riley Leonard, No. 13
- TE Mitchell Evans, No. 88
- DT Howard Cross III, No. 56
- LB Jack Kiser, No. 24
- S Xavier Watts, No. 0
- DE R.J. Oben, No. 9
- DE Jordan Botelho, No. 12
Indiana
- WR Elijah Sarratt, No. 13
- RB Justice Ellison, No. 6
- QB Kurtis Rourke, No. 9
- OT Trey Wedig, No. 75
- DE Mikail Kamara, No. 6
- DT C.J. West, No. 8
- LB Aiden Fisher, No. 4
The Matchups:
The Hoosiers have some intriguing defensive line prospects in Kamara and West. They will take on some talented young offensive linemen with Notre Dame.
SMU vs. Penn State; Saturday, Dec. 7, 12:00 PM ET ABC
The Prospects:
SMU
- RB Brashard Smith, No. 1
- DE Jahfari Harvey, No. 6
Penn State
- QB Drew Allar, No. 15
- RB Nicholas Singleton, No. 10
- TE Tyler Warren, No. 44
- DE Abdul Carter, No. 11
- DE Dani Dennis-Sutton, No. 33
The Matchups:
Drew Allar did not have a flawless game, but he battled hard against Oregon and kept his team in the game. This will be another good test for him, and it will help him if he can push his team to some big wins. Abdul Carter is one of the top prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft.
Texas vs. Clemson; Saturday, Dec. 21, 4:00 PM ET TNT
The Prospects:
Texas
- QB Quinn Ewers, No. 3
- LT Kelvin Banks, No. 78
- WR Isaiah Bond, No. 7
- DE Ethan Burke, No. 91
- DT Alfred Collins, No. 95
- S Andrew Mukuba, No. 4
Clemson
- QB Cade Klubnik, No. 2
- G Marcus Tate, No. 74
- G Walker Parks, No. 64
- DT DeMonte Capehart, No. 19
- LB Barrett Carter, No. 0
The Matchups:
Kelvin Banks missed the SEC Championship game with an ankle injury he suffered the week prior against Texas A&M. If Banks is back, this will be a good game to watch him as Clemson has some talented young edge rushers and a powerful bear at defensive tackle in DeMonte Capehart. This is a pressure-packed playoff game for Texas so it will be interesting to see how Quinn Ewers performs under the stress.
Tennessee vs. Ohio State; Saturday, Dec. 21, 8:00 PM ET ABC
The Prospects:
Tennessee
- WR Bru McCoy, No. 5
- WR Chris Brazzell II, No. 17
- WR Squirrel White, No. 3
- G Javontez Spraggins, No. 76
- OT John Campbell, No. 74
- DE James Pearce Jr., No. 27
- DT Omarr Norman-Lott, No. 55
Ohio State
- WR Emeka Egbuka, No. 2
- WR Carnell Tate, No. 17
- RB TreVeyon Henderson, No. 32
- RB Quinshon Judkins, No. 1
- C Seth McLaughlin, No. 56
- G Donovan Jackson, No. 74
- OT Josh Simmons, No. 71
- QB Will Howard, No. 18
- DE Jack Sawyer, No. 33
- DE J.T. Tuimoloau, No. 44
- DT Tyleik Williams, No. 91
- DT Ty Hamilton, No. 58
- LB Cody Simon, No. 0
- LB Sonny Styles, No. 6
- CB Jordan Hancock, No. 7
- CB Denzel Burke, No. 10
- S Lathan Ransom, No. 8
The Matchups:
There will be a lot of future NFL talent going head-to-head in this game. Volunteers’ edge rusher James Pearce Jr. is one of the top prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft, and defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott is a dangerous interior rusher. They will be a great test for Ohio State’s Donovan Jackson. Ohio State’s defensive line is comprised of future NFL talent, and they will go against a quality offensive line from Tennessee.
