Kirk Herbstreit believes the first quarter is supremely important for Notre Dame football on Monday night. The ESPN college football analyst said pregame on the field that the Irish can't let Ohio ...

Notre Dame football then almost pulled off a comeback for the ages. Eventually, Ohio State (14-2) made enough plays to hang on for a 34-23 victory, the first CFP champion in the 12-team format era.

Editor's note: Follow Ohio State vs. Notre Dame live updates, scores and highlights from the national championship game. Sometimes, coaches get so concerned with being crafty they forget to do ...

Ryan Day's Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday. This is the team's first title victory since 2014 and its first under ...

A season that appeared lost after a shocking 13-10 loss to Michigan on Nov. 30 ended in jubilation on Monday when the Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff ...

Ohio State survived a furious comeback attempt by Notre Dame to win the College Football ... in the night and made enough plays late to help seal the win. In the playoff semifinal win over Texas ...

You might notice something unique on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish side of the field during Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship game against Ohio State. If you look closely ...

Notre Dame time ... as time expired to seal their place in the CFP title game. For a football program that boasts such a national fanbase, however, the name "Notre Dame" does not give a clear ...

After the Fighting Irish scored the game's first touchdown midway through the first quarter, the Buckeyes scored touchdowns on their next four possessions to quickly put pressure on Notre Dame.

ATLANTA — Jack Kiser walked up the tunnel toward Notre Dame’s locker room beneath Mercedes-Benz Stadium, tears welling in his bloodshot eyes, as if the linebacker had anything else to pour out.

Notre Dame didn't reach its ultimate goal in 2024 as the Fighting Irish fell one game short of ending their national championship drought that now reaches 37 years. That doesn't mean major steps ...

2025 CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T- Ohio State v Notre Dame / Carmen Mandato/GettyImages Notre Dame's season was far from perfect. A loss to Northern Illinois, of all teams ...