Penn State coach James Franklin, sitting next to Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, called for consistency across college football.

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference are among those playing eight-game league schedules. The Mountain West played seven during the most recent regular season. Notre Dame doesn't have even have a league.

The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Southeastern Conference ... talk like this people roll their eyes," Franklin said. “But I think when every decision ...

(AP) — The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football ... Enough, Penn State coach James Franklin says. Franklin — who raised some eyebrows last month when he said that former Alabama ...

The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football ... Enough, Penn State coach James Franklin says. Franklin — who raised some eyebrows last month when he said that former Alabama coach ...

Turner, on Monday at 10 a.m. Penn State head coach James Franklin speaks ... The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football. So does the Big 12. The Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic ...

The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football ... Enough, Penn State coach James Franklin says. “I know a lot of times when coaches talk like this people roll their eyes," Franklin ...

(AP) — The Big Ten plays nine conference games in football ... Enough, Penn State coach James Franklin says. Franklin — who raised some eyebrows last month when he said that former Alabama ...

The Notre Dame doubters are loud and plentiful. The Irish can silence everybody Monday night in the championship game against Ohio State.

Look at the top five from last season. Georgia won the SEC. Ohio State and Notre Dame are playing for the College Football Playoff championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday. Oregon had the best-regular season record in the FBS, and Texas made the CFP semifinals.

The only bad news in State College was defensive coordinator Tom Allen’s departure for Clemson after just one season, but Penn State’s run of top-10 defenses spans three coordinators (Brent Pry, Manny Diaz and Allen).

In college football, the team that scores more in the last four minutes of the second quarter and first four minutes of third wins 70% of the time. Nobody plays better in the ‘middle eight’ than Notre Dame.