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College Football Playoff - First-round takeaways, analysis

Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire

After years of anticipation, the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff kicked off in South Bend on Friday night with a comfortable Notre Dame win over Indiana.

It was a wild first five minutes, and then Notre Dame slowly pulled away from the Hoosiers. Here are the main takeaways:

Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17

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