Between Touchdown Jesus, “Win One for the Gipper,” Rudy, and, yes, even the forward pass, there are those who believe football wouldn’t quite be football without Notre Dame.

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman did his best to tamp down expectations about the pregame talk he will give ahead of the CFP national championship.

Riley Leonard's early fireworks couldn't lift Notre Dame to a win in the title game, but he cemented himself in Irish lore with a gritty effort.

Ohio State was seeded eighth in the tournament, but the seedings were pretty much meaningless. The worse seed won every game in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, and the Buckeyes dominated in this title-game showdown of No. 7 vs. No. 8.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Between Touchdown Jesus ... Ever since 1913, when an end named Knute Rockne helped a small Catholic school based in South Bend, Indiana, pull off a stunner by beating Army ...

Ryan Day and Ohio State rebounded from the Michigan loss with a historic title run, as the Buckeyes revealed the blueprint for champions in the expanded playoff era.

The dominant Ohio State offense racked up 445 yards on the Irish defense. The tease factor was laid to rest as quarterback Will Howard hit freshman wide receiver sensation Jerimiah Smith with a 56-yard bomb on a third and 11 situation with two minutes left. That play led to the field goal with 26 seconds left, producing the final score of 34-23.

The TVers were Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler on primarily ESPN. From SI this morning, “Herbie was on the call, The emotions poured out of Herbstreit, who brought tears by his alma mater’s victory.” He was the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes from 1989-1992.

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This victory will taste extra sweet for the wrongly-embattled Day, who could choose to leave Columbus with the task complete

When that teardrop of a throw from Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard on third-and-11 finally landed, light as a feather, in the hands of receiver Jeremiah Smith late in the fourth quarter Monday, Ohio State had locked up what would be a 34-23 victory over Notre Dame for its sixth national title and first in a decade.