Ohio State, Notre Dame, Alabama and other programs have given us reason to question their playoff legitimacy. At the midseason mark, David Ubben and Ralph Russo, our Playoffs Secruity Administration workers, debate whether the Buckeyes, Irish, Crimson Tide, Clemson, Indiana and others will pass playoff security or get pulled out of line. On the topic of Indiana, Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers head coach, joins Until Saturday to discuss his program, which has been one of the most surprising stories of the season so far.

Rundown:

- 0:00 Playoff Secruity Administration checks

- 2:30 Is Notre Dame a playoff team?

- 9:45 Iowa State's dilemma

- 13:30 Will Alabama's issues keep them out of the playoffs?

- 21:15 Was Ohio State's loss to Oregon season-ending?

- 29:00 Boise State or the G5 field?

- 32:30 Will Clemson coast into the playoffs?

- 36:15 Is Indiana for real?

- 40:45 Indiana HC Curt Cignetti joins the show!

- 43:00 What's the Hoosiers' blueprint?

- 48:15 Kurtis Rourke's rise and Philip Rivers story

- 52:00 Culture and talking with donor/fan base

- 59:00 Troy Aikman, IU bandwagon, and nicknames

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Hosts: David Ubben (@davidubben), Ralph Russo (@ralphDrussoATH), Curt Cignetti (@CCignettiIU)

Audio editor: John Ross

Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)

Supervising producer: Michael Martinez (@MikeMartinezDC)

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