Things really don't look much different now that expanded 12-team College Football Playoff is down to four teams remaining.

The Fighting Irish and Nittany Lions face off in the Orange Bowl with a national championship berth on the line.

The College Football Playoff semifinals will begin later this week. The four remaining teams are the No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns (13-2), the No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions (13-2), the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-1) and the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2).

The College Football Playoff has arrived at a state most fans have become accustomed to in recent years, with the once 12-strong field now whittled down to the Final Four. Two rounds are down and two more beckon before we reach an end date in Atlanta.

Ohio State faces Texas in the Cotton Bowl, while Penn State takes on Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl in the College Football Playoff semifinals next week on ESPN.