Indiana upsets Ohio State & Notre Dame is left out of the Playoff: did the Committee get it right?

The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

Fox Sports

Sports, Football

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the final College Football Playoff rankings as Miami jumps Notre Dame for the last at-large spot, sending the Hurricanes to the CFP. Klatt answers whether the Committee got it right. He also explains the real problem areas in the selection process that have led us to another controversial decision. Klatt then reacts to the news that Notre Dame is deciding not to play in a bowl game and he gives his opinion on that decision. He looks ahead to matchups in the newly-released CFP bracket that he’s looking forward to. Klatt also gives his thoughts on Indiana’s upset of Ohio State as Curt Cignetti's Hoosiers continue to shock the world while pointing out what areas the Buckeyes must fix if they are going to go on another Championship run in the Playoff. 0:00-2:14 Intro2:15-6:13 Klatt’s reaction to the final bracket6:14-17:57 Did the committee get it right putting Alabama ahead of Notre dame?17:58-27:52 Notre dame opts out of playing a bowl game following college football playoff snub27:53-32:51 CFP Matchup analysis32:52-42:43 Indiana upsets Ohio State to win first big ten championship since 1967 Head to www.eckrich.com/TakeItToTheHouse and enter the time on the clock for your shot at winning tickets & a trip to the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:24.9	Pre-match and in-play bets on qualifying player outcome selections only. T's and Clusions apply. 18 plus scummelaware.org. The answer is yes. The committee did get it right. you don't really want to see the way the hot dog is made and the unfortunate scenario here is
0:38.2	we understand how the hot dog was made i don't really want to see the way the hot dog is made and the unfortunate scenario here is we understand how the hot dog was made.
0:40.6	I don't think that it benefits anybody to be out there every single week telling us something that is going to change.
0:47.3	There's three primary reasons why I think Notre Dame is making a big mistake, just opting out of a bowl game.
0:58.0	Touchdown. Notre Dame is making a big mistake just opting out of a bowl game. These fans are the best of the country.
1:02.0	A day like today is why we love college football.
1:09.0	What's up? This is the Joel Clatt show. I'm Joel Clatt. This show is brought to you by graduate
1:18.7	by Hilton. We thank them for their support as always. Can't wait to get to this one. This one's
1:23.1	going to be a big one as we are going to react to the college football playoff. As it was given to us,
1:27.7	we've got the bracket, lots to react to obviously. So we'll get to that. I'm going to get to
1:31.6	that Big Ten championship game as well that I was at on Saturday night. That was a wild and
1:36.2	incredible football game and environment. I think there's going to be a lot of people in Indiana
1:40.8	that are still feeling the effects of that game and that night on Saturday
1:45.2	here on Monday as this thing is released.
1:48.5	Before we get into everything, though, just remember go subscribe to the show.
1:52.4	Get into the comments below.
1:53.3	There's going to be a lot to comment on in particular.
1:55.3	Did the committee get it right?
1:56.9	Did they leave out Notre Dame appropriately?
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