Written by: TJ Inman 

The Indiana Hoosiers travel to South Bend on Friday night for a showdown in the first round of the College Football Playoff with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The winner of this historic contest will play the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. As is the case with any big game, there are so many interesting storylines, wrinkles and critical factors but the one that really stands out as a matchup of “best on best” is the Notre Dame running game against IU’s rushing defense.