Ahead of No. 10 Indiana and No. 7 Notre Dame's College Football Playoff first-round contest on Friday night, comedian—and proud Fighting Irish fan —Shane Gillis joined ESPN's College GameDay as their guest picker.

Thanks to the advent of name, image, and likeness, college athletes are now permitted to make money under NCAA rules. But even when that wasn't the case, players getting paid was a fact of life. While quite a few programs were caught doing exactly that,

Former Alabama coach Nick Saban explained to comedian Shane Gillis how the Crimson Tide "cheated" on the way to six national championships.

The transfer portal is a two-edged sword for former Alabama head coach and college football legend Nick Saban. On the one hand, he believes that college football players having the freedom to get a change of scenery if they need it isn't a bad thing.