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The first of two College Football Playoff semifinals to be played December 29 is being overlooked by the showdown after it. However, No. 2 Clemson's Cotton Bowl matchup with No. 3 Notre Dame is worth the same amount of hype as the Orange Bowl. The Tigers are the overwhelming favorite, but the undefeated Fighting Irish have plenty of big-play…

When Clemson's Dabo Swinney entrusted a team with championship aspirations to freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence in September, this is what the Tigers' coach had in mind. Lawrence threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns and No. 2 Clemson beat No. 3 Notre Dame 30-3 on Saturday in the Cotton Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff title…

Clemson's quest for a rematch with Alabama goes through Notre Dame and the Cotton Bowl. The second-seeded Tigers are in the College Football Playoff for the fourth consecutive season, while the Fighting Irish are making their first appearance since the format switched to a four-team playoff. The seasons of both the Tigers and Fighting Irish feature…