5 Texas will host No. 12 Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday — a first-of ... The "College GameDay" crew was on hand to give its picks for the game, which is the first-ever meeting between Texas and Clemson.

But here at ESPN bowl prediction headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, we're not afraid of any circumstances. So let's get to the picks, from campus CFP sites through traditional bowls and all the way to the national title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.

It's time for the 12-team College Football Playoff era to commence as Friday night brings us. No. 7 seed Notre Dame and No. 10 seed Indiana in a first-round game from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend,