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.

Micah Roberts, on a 9-1 run on Indiana picks, has revealed his College Football Playoff picks for the Indiana Hoosiers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round on Friday

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.