The teams in Monday’s national championship game rely on high school recruits, and have mined the NCAA transfer portal selectively.

The Buckeyes would be wise to control the running game on offense in their pursuit of college football's ultimate prize

A couple of years ago, colleague Andy Nesbitt, writing for For The Win, authored an article arguing that college football's national championship game being on Monday night is one of the dumbest things in sports.

Speaking at media day Saturday in advance of the national title game, Pete Bevacqua, in his first year guiding the Notre Dame athletic department, called the premiere of the 12-team playoff “a wonderful success, but look at who you’re talking to.”

For all the flag-planting of rivalry week, Ohio State is proving teams can overcome multiple losses (including the big one) on way to glory.

At 6-foot-2 and 191 pounds, Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore has the length to stick with Jeremiah Smith (6-3, 215) whenever Ohio State’s rising star lines up to the boundary.

Quarterback Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses in their path to the College Football Playoff title game

One final game to be remembered forever in Ohio State lore. One team, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and a friend turned foe in Marcus Freeman stand in the way. The Buckeyes have dominated the College Football Playoff,