ESPN will offer 11 different presentations of the 2025 CFP national championship game between Notre Dame and Ohio State. The traditional broadcast will be on ESPN, while Pat McAfee will host an alternative broadcast on ESPN2. The command center will be available on ESPNU, giving fans a "multi-angle presentation with player and team statistics."

Aside from that, ESPN also has its SP+ model and that too favors Ohio State. According to the model run by analytic guru Bill Connelly, the Buckeyes are favored to win the CFP title game, 27.6-21.7 (subscription required).

Ohio State Buckeyes safety Caleb Downs (2) returns an interception during the second half of the Cotton Bowl Classic College Football Playoff semifinal game against the Texas Longhorns at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Jan. 10, 2025. Ohio State won 28-14.

The Ohio State-Notre Dame game Monday delivered ratings good enough to make it the second-most watched sporting event of the past year.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish duked it out for all the marbles on Monday night in the national championship game, with the Buckeyes coming out on top, 34-23, winning the ninth championship in program history.

It doesn’t get any bigger than the College Football Playoff National Championship game, and this year’s participants are the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. If

Former NFL quarterback for the New York Giants, Eli Manning, told Fox News Digital he thought Ohio State University was the better of the two teams but that Notre Dame did a great job of fighting back and ensuring a tight game.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are coming off a national championship win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. After losing to their bitter rival Michigan Wolverines for the fourth straight season, many counted the Buckeyes out.