In an interview with "The Press Box" podcast from the site of the title game in Atlanta, Davis shared his strong opinions about the format of the 12-team playoff, revealing that he shared some of them with members of the CFP committee.

“Count out Notre Dame at your at your own peril,” Thamel said. “… But these playoffs become a war of attrition, and the injuries have not been kind to Notre Dame. If you go through the course of the season, they haven’t been kind to Ohio State either, especially on the on the offensive line.

Rece Davis and the "College GameDay Podcast" crew reviewed the College Football Playoff national championship matchup between Ohio State and Notre Dame shortly after the Buckeyes' win over Texas.

On ‘College GameDay’ ahead of the national title game, Kirk Herbstreit revealed a text that Tressel sent him earlier about his player being the opposing head coach tonight against Ohio State. Get your team’s official College Football Playoff watch from AXIA by CLICKING HERE: “Watches that tell so much more than time”

ESPN plans to leave no stone unturned in its coverage of Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game between the 7th-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban was surprised by the news of his hall of fame selection on ESPN's College Gameday.

Herbstreit, who appears on “Thursday Night Football” alongside Al Michaels for Prime Video, has appeared on “College GameDay” in addition to calling college football games on Saturdays for ESPN.

"College GameDay," ESPN's popular college football pregame show is heading to the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, where Ohio State faces Texas.

Just two teams are left standing with a shot at the College Football Playoff National Championship as the inaugural 12-team tournament has reached the finish line. No. 7 seed Notre Dame is set to take on No.

No team in the FBS played more man-to-man coverage than Notre Dame this season, per ESPN Research, as the Irish played man on 57% of dropbacks. Meanwhile, Ohio State has seen man coverage on only 25% of Will Howard's dropbacks this season.

How did Notre Dame and Ohio State rebound from gut-wrenching loses to Northern Illinois and Michigan, respectively, to reach the national title game? FOX Sports' college football experts answer that and more.