{"id":76556,"date":"2024-11-26T22:36:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/warde-manuel-explains-why-penn-state-stayed-ahead-of-notre-dame-in-fourth-college-football-playoff-rankings\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T22:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:36:26","slug":"warde-manuel-explains-why-penn-state-stayed-ahead-of-notre-dame-in-fourth-college-football-playoff-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/warde-manuel-explains-why-penn-state-stayed-ahead-of-notre-dame-in-fourth-college-football-playoff-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Warde Manuel explains why Penn State stayed ahead of Notre Dame in fourth College Football Playoff rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heading into Tuesday\u2019s College Football Playoff<\/a><\/strong> rankings reveal, some wondered if Notre Dame<\/a><\/strong> and Penn State<\/a><\/strong> could flip spots. The Fighting Irish are coming off another dominating win while the Nittany Lions snuck away with a victory over Minnesota<\/a><\/strong> to stay in the Big Ten race.<\/p>\n

However, the committee kept the two teams as they were last week. Penn State came in ahead of Notre Dame, and chairman Warde Manuel<\/strong> explained that decision.<\/p>\n

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Manuel said that was a big point of conversation within the committee room. Ultimately, Penn State\u2019s ranked wins \u2013 over Ohio State<\/a><\/strong> and Illinois<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 proved to be the separator since they\u2019re still in the Top 25 this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a lot of discussion about those teams and how they had performed,\u201d Manuel said. \u201cPenn State\u2019s only loss is to the No. 2 team in the country. They have a win over No. 23 Illinois. Notre Dame has a win now over No. 20 Texas A&M<\/a><\/strong> as of today [and] Army<\/a><\/strong> is not in the rankings. Notre Dame\u2019s loss was to Northern Illinois<\/a><\/strong> at the beginning of the year, but they won nine straight games in pretty dominant fashion since then. So from our standpoint, resumes are pretty close in terms of how we see them, obviously with them ranked 4 and 5.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey both have games this week that we will watch. Penn State plays Maryland<\/a><\/strong>, I believe, and Notre Dame plays USC<\/a><\/strong>. So we\u2019ll be watching how they perform, and we will assess when we get together [and] start assessing when we get together on Monday to look at what\u2019s transpired over the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notre Dame\u2019s loss to Northern Illinois was one of the biggest surprises of the season, but the Fighting Irish have responded well. They\u2019ve rattled off nine straight wins since, including last week\u2019s 49-14 win over Army. That marks the fifth straight win by multiple scores since a 31-24 win over Louisville<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As for Penn State, the only blemish on its resume is the Ohio State loss. The Nittany Lions\u2019 win over Illinois is also aging well as the Fighting Illini stay in the College Football Playoff rankings.<\/p>\n

But this week could be important in the race between Penn State and Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish take on USC, giving them a common opponent for the committee to discuss.<\/p>\n

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