The first National Champion of the 12-team College Football Playoff will be crowned on Monday night when Ohio State and Notre Dame meet.  The two teams have tak

Douglas Farmer gives three key reasons why the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will beat the Ohio State Buckeyes to win the national championship.

The year was 1894. Yale put together a football schedule that was daunting: Games on Wednesdays and Saturdays, basically every week from late September to late November, 16 contests in all.

Time to get ready for the Buckeyes vs. the Fighting Irish and the right to hoist the national championship trophy. Date | Monday, January 20 Game Time | 7:30 p.m. ET Network | ESPN Venue | Mercedes Benz Stadium (Atlanta,

Notre Dame outlasted Penn State in a 27-24 thriller to reach the program's first national championship game since 2012 in the Orange Bowl. Thanks to the 12-team College Football Playoff format, the Fighting Irish officially became the first team to win multiple bowl games in the same season.

If Ohio State football plays on January 20 like it has since the College Football Playoff started, the Buckeyes will hoist their ninth national championship

Ohio State plays Notre Dame in the Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday night. BetMGM Sportsbook listed Ohio State as an 8.5-point favorite on Wednesday, down a point from the opening line.

Ohio State is favored by more than a touchdown against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

A four-team College Football Playoff would have omitted the nation's best team from the bracket. The bigger playoff saved this matchup.