First Snowfall of the Season Blankets Notre Dame Stadium – See the Photo

Is it a possible sign of things to come a month from now in South Bend?

Nov 19, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Members of the Notre Dame Marching Band make snow angels following the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Boston College Eagles at Notre Dame Stadium. / Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

Notre Dame football has concluded the home slate of its 2024 regular season but if things go according to plan, the Fighting Irish will be back home a month from today playing host to a First Round College Football Playoff game.

With the way things have fallen in the College Football Playoff rankings, chances are great that if Notre Dame wins out, that a warm weather SEC team could very likely be coming to take on the Irish the week of Christmas.

Could the weather in South Bend and across much of the Midwest on Thursday be a sign of things to come for the College Football Playoff?

Notre Dame Stadium Gets First Snow of Season

Snow fell across the Midwest starting in spurts Wednesday night and as of Thursday morning, Notre Dame Stadium received its first dusting. Check out the photo below.

Light dusting 💚 pic.twitter.com/Wp9xqLeeEX

— Chipster (@StadiumDude) November 21, 2024

College Football Playoff and Midwest Weather on November 21, 2024:

Nov 21, 2015; Oxford, MS, USA; The sun sets as fans watch the action between the Mississippi Rebels and LSU Tigers during the third quarter of the game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mississippi won 38-17. / Matt Bush-Imagn Images

Weather report from a handful of potential College Football Playoff team's home cities at 12:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 21:

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL: Sunny and 57 degrees
University of Georgia, Athens, GA: Sunny and 54 degrees
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL: Mostly sunny and 78 degrees
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS: Sunny and 55 degrees
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN: Mostly cloudy and 48 degrees
University of Texas, Austin, TX: Sunny and 64 degrees
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX: Sunny and 62 degrees

Nov 19, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Heavy snow falls in the third quarter of the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Boston College Eagles at Notre Dame Stadium. / Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

And now for those potential Midwest College Football Playoff Hosts:

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN: 33 degrees and clear
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN: 30 degrees and snow showers
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH: 34 degrees and cloudy
Penn State University, University Park, PA: 38 degrees and wintery mix

In case you need me this afternoon I'll be outside grilling brats for lunch in-between shovelings of the driveway in Chicago's Northwest suburbs.

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