CBS college football studio host Adam Zucker talks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about his first job out of Syracuse, New Jersey stereotypes and Notre Dame’s showdown with Georgia.

Q: What was your first job out of college?

A: I got the job that everyone graduating college in 1998 wanted, which is to be the No. 3 guy at the local CBS, making $16,000 a year as a fill-in anchor, reporter and a lot of camera work. I never had much of an ego about it. I was OK taking a job that required me to shoot two hours of minor league baseball or drive up to a dirt track. And I loved it. Unfortunately, I got laid off. But that got me to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where I met my wife and set me up for a job at CSTV (College Sports Television). I was then made the fill-in guy for Tim Brando on CBS and that was my shot.

Q: How did you end up on the studio over doing play-by-play?

A: It’s a business where you take the jobs that are offered. But by the time I was graduating, I was sending out anchor tapes. I’ve never loved flying. I’ve gotten over it a bit over time, but I like having the routine and especially now that I have a family. I am pretty frantic and I like having a routine and being home at night as much as possible. It’s great to be at things like the Final Four and the SEC Championship, but there’s a reason why I am doing what I am doing.

Q: What New Jersey stereotype do you most embody?

A: That I’m always trying to figure out when we were going to get down the shore, but constantly plotting anything we do based on traffic.

Q: Where is the national perception of Notre Dame at?

A: I think last year they proved a lot of doubters wrong. Before that Julian Love injury (in the playoff semifinals) they were really close with Clemson and still stayed closer than Alabama did. They are kind of like the Yankees, though — you either love them or you hate them.

Q: Can Notre Dame stay with Georgia?

A: I worry that this team lost a bunch from last year and don’t have the speed on defense that it takes to hang with a team like Georgia. That’s just based on what I saw versus Louisville. Georgia has a quarterback (Jake Fromm) who’s going to have NFL scouts all over him, D’Andre Swift, who is going to be the next great running back, and freshman receivers, especially this kid George Pickens, who is making unbelievable catches already. Georgia is reloaded and ready to pounce on this thing.