After seemingly endless debate, the 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived, and the first game of Saturday's three-game slate will take place at Penn State's Beaver Stadium where the No. 6 seed Nittany Lions host ACC runner-up and No.

Eleventh-seeded SMU and sixth-seeded Penn State both have plenty to prove when they meet in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

Penn State will play its first ever College Football Playoff game when it takes on the SMU Mustangs in the first round on Saturday. The Nittany Lions will play the game at home in Beaver Stadium. Here are some final thoughts, questions and predictions ...