After making the College Football Playoff six straight times, the Tigers have been left out three in a row. Aiding their efforts to crack the field in 2024 will be a seemingly resurgent wide receiver corps and a return junior QB (Cade Klubnik). Just as helpful though is the expansion from four to 12 teams in the field. In this article, we lock in predictions for the field.12-Seed Liberty FlamesThe top four conference champions get an auto-bid and a bye, but the fifth highest ranked conference champ also gets an auto-bid (no bye). That will most likely go to a Group of Five team. https://www.arizonastatesportsshop.com  Boise State is the Vegas favorite for the slot, but I'm a believer in Liberty. Perhaps I'm biased because for years I've thought their size, location, and unique cultural identity (i.e., a protestant BYU) gave them a chance to rise as a sports stalwart. Nonetheless, they bring back plenty of talent including their QB, they have a great coach (Jamey Chadwell), and a cakewalk schedule. Give me the Flames as the 12-seed in the first 12-team team playoff field.11-Seed Notre Dame Fighting IrishI'm concerned about Notre Dame's offensive line which lost both tackles (including Joe Alt) and then subsequently lost Charles Jagusah who was set to fill one of those slots. Despite that, I was impressed with Riley Leonard at Duke last year and now he'll have more talent around him as a transfer landing at Notre Dame.