Notre Dame faces daunting odds in the CFP National Championship against Ohio State. Here’s what it will take to pull off the upset.

The first 12-team version of the College Football Playoff has reached the national championship game and it will be Notre Dame against heavily favored Ohio State. The tantalizing matchup comes after some wondered if the CFP selection committee got it right.

Notre Dame and Ohio State will meet for the first national championship of the 12-team playoff era on Monday, January 20th in Atlanta. Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish have played a physical brand on football on their path to the title,