The winner on Friday night will advance to face No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on January 1. The loser is bounced from the 12-team tournament. The Sugar Bowl will serve as one of four quarterfinal games along with the Rose Bowl, Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl.

The first College Football Playoff game of the 12-team era will kick off in a winter wonderland. Notre Dame hosts Indiana in South Bend, Ind., which has had three inches of snowfall this morning and is expected to continue until around 11 a.

Boise State holds perfect a 3-0 all-time record in the Fiesta Bowl with victories in 2007, 2010 and 2014. The Broncos are led by star tailback Ashton Jeanty, who finished second i