Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has not been shy about letting his team feel losses and feel the noise coming from national media. He picks and chooses whe
Big-time college football has rarely been king in New England, a region long dominated by pro sports. But when Notre Dame takes on Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night, there will be plenty of Massachusetts natives, at least on one sideline.
Marcus Freeman is one of the biggest names in college football right now — not just because the Notre Dame head coach has led the Fighting Irish to the brink of its first national championship since 1988, but because of how he has done it.
College Football Playoff national championship game odds, predictions, picks for Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday, Jan. 20.
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Notre Dame football players Riley Leonard, Leonard Moore, Aneyas Williams, and Jaden Greathouse share their thoughts on facing Ohio State in the national championship game
Per Connelly's SP+ predictive model, the final score projection is Ohio State 27.6 to Notre Dame 21.7. Despite the two programs having a combined history of 273 years--Ohio State (1890, 135 years) & Notre Dame (1887, 138 years), the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish have played just eight times, six since 1995.
Twelve players from New Jersey will be in uniform in Monday's College Football Playoff title game, including three from Bergen County.
Gophers forward Jimmy Clark puts a shot on Notre Dame goalie Nicholas Kempf as Irish defenseman Henry Nelson trails on Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci. Kempf was eventually pulled from the game.
Monday night's matchup between Ohio State and Notre Dame will be broadcast live from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The game will air on ESPN with Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), and Holly Rowe (sideline) on the call.
The Notre Dame ground attack fueled the offense all season, but it has struggled in the postseason, which must change vs Ohio State