Get pressure on Will Howard from the start. Get more physical from the opening snap. Push around the receivers. Muck it up a bit with a late hit that gets everyone mad. Get in Ohio State's head. If you can figure out the equivalent of the Bret Bielema substitution pattern thing that melted the brain of South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer, do it.

When the time has come to respond, various members of the Notre Dame football team have responded with a run, a pass, a tackle or a kick that keep Irish believing

OSU’s devastating offense ranks Top 10 on each side of the ball in success rate, EPA/play and marginal efficiency. The main areas of weakness on offense are the Ohio State O-line’s ability to handle extra rushers, ranking 78th with a 9.2% blitz down sack rate, and a somewhat elevated 10.2% blown run block rate that checks in at 94th nationally.

Notre Dame prefers to play press, man-to-man pass coverage. Will that work against Jeremiah Smith and OSU's other receivers in the CFP title game?

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

Ohio State is fully capable of making Notre Dame pay for its mistakes, but it doesn’t force nearly as many turnovers and commits more on offense as well. The Buckeyes are tied for 54th in the FBS in takeaways (19) and rank 44th in turnover margin (plus-four), which bodes well for the Irish.

The first 12-team version of the College Football Playoff has reached the national championship game and it will be Ohio State against Notre Dame.

How does the 2025 Notre Dame football season play out? *Crickets* HEAD WRITER: What’s wrong? No ideas. WRITER 1: Well, no. It’s just, you see… WRITER 2: It’s a little late for brainstorming because we sent the studio execs a first draft,

After starter Anthonie Knapp went down against Penn State, the left tackle spot is a huge vacancy for Notre Dame.