College Football

Jan. 20—ATLANTA — One could barely turn around at the media day for College Football Playoff National Championship Game without running into a player from southwest Ohio. “One hundred percent I could definitely see myself playing here some day,” said C.J. Hicks, a junior reserve linebacker for Ohio State. “Going to Alter, playing for Coach (Ed) Domsitz, competing at the …

Elite defenses will clash on Monday night when Notre Dame faces Ohio State in the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game. The Buckeyes are aiming for their first national title in 10 years after winning their first three playoff games by 14-plus points. They advanced to the championship with a 28-14 win over Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Notre …

Jan. 20—ATLANTA — For Ohio State football, the national championship game against Notre Dame comes down to one question. Can the Buckeyes finish the job? “There are great stories on this team individually,” Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said. “There’s great stories on this team collectively, but I’ve said this before: The only way those stories get told is …

Getty Images There are only two teams left standing with a chance at the College Football Playoff National Championship as the inaugural 12-team tournament has almost reached the finish line. No. 7 seed Notre Dame is set to take on No. 8 seed Ohio State for all the marbles on Monday, Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.  Both teams …

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The College Football Playoff expanded from four teams to 12 this season and now an exciting postseason will culminate with the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Ohio State cruised to victories of 14 points or more over Tennessee, Oregon and Texas to make the title game, while Notre Dame beat Indiana, Georgia and …

As Notre Dame has rolled through the College Football Playoff and advanced to Monday night’s national championship game against Ohio State, it has done so while straying ever so slightly from its traditional uniforms. Unlike many of their peers across FBS football, the Fighting Irish don’t usually have nameplates on the back of their players’ jerseys, with the space above …

And then there were two. The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is set to crown a national champion on Monday as 7-seed Notre Dame takes on 8-seed Ohio State at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This will be the ninth meeting for two of college football’s most storied programs and marks the third consecutive season the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish will face …

The moment of truth is finally here. The first iteration of the 12-team College Football Playoff has been whittled from 12 to eight to four and now just two worthy contenders. Ohio State and Notre Dame will meet Monday for all the marbles in the national championship game. Ohio State is going for its first title since the end of …

The No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes will square off in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday. Notre Dame opened the playoff with wins over Indiana and Georgia before sneaking past Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9. Ohio State suffered a disastrous loss to Michigan in …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – As the local program Defcon took home the national Battle 7v7 tournament title Sunday, there were more revealing recruiting stories to get to in between games. Rivals has more of the latest buzz around some of the nation’s best. MORE: Saturday recruiting buzz from Battle Miami CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | …

The inaugural 12-team field is down to two and the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game is set for Monday, between the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) and No. 7 Notre Dame (14-1). Ohio State breezed past Tennessee and Oregon in the CFP bracket before grinding out a 28-14 win over Texas in the semifinals thanks in large part to defensive …

Ohio State football and coach Ryan Day made a coaching hire splash in the offseason, when it hired former UCLA coach Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator. It was an interesting move for Kelly, who decided he’d rather be the offensive coordinator at Ohio State than the head coach at UCLA, a position he held from 2018-23. Day and Kelly have …

When Gerad Parker announced he had accepted the head coaching job at Troy before Notre Dame’s Sun Bowl game last season, the Irish were in need of a new offensive coordinator. To fill the hole on his staff, Marcus Freeman filled it with a familiar face: former Notre Dame associate head coach and offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock. It was a …

ATLANTA — Both Ohio State and Notre Dame will break a threshold Monday night that no college programs have ever reached. And they don’t need to be reminded of what it means to get ready for their 16th game this season means because their bodies are doing it for them. “Anybody that says they’re 100 percent that’s been playing is …