Ohio State and Notre Dame meet in Atlanta to decide the College Football Playoff national championship. Follow along for live updates and analysis.

Here are three keys and a prediction for the national championship as Ohio State looks to become the third two-loss national champion.

Kayleigh Dalrymple,14, of Chillicothe Illinois died after a Jeep she was in with five others lost control and struck a group of trees.

No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 7 Notre Dame in the championship of the College Football Playoff. Here are predictions for the matchup.

Northern Illinois wished Notre Dame good luck in Monday night's title game but also reminded the Irish of their lone loss this season.

It all comes down to this, as college football looks to wind up its annual schedule as Ohio State and Notre Dame face off to determine the national championship

Still holding on to their Week 2 upset in South Bend, the Northern Illinois Huskies sent a backhanded message to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ahead of tonight's CFP title game.

Since losing to Michigan, Ohio State has playoff wins over Tennessee, Oregon and Texas. Notre Dame has won 13 straight since losing to Northern Illinois. The Irish have beaten Indiana, Georgia and Penn State in the playoff.

After sixth-year center Oumar Ballo controlled the loose ball, he looked to one teammate — senior forward Luke Goode. As quickly as the pass arrived in Goode’s hands, it left them. He rose up from the right wing, releasing the orange ball into a backdrop of scarlet and gray.

Notre Dame and Ohio State rest somewhere in the middle on roster construction, leaning toward high school recruits.

Ohio State and Notre Dame each have a top-two scoring defense and both narrowly pulled away in their respective semifinals thanks to their defense forcing a pivotal turnover. However, the Buckeyes hold the clear offensive edge over the Irish with weapons like Will Howard, Jeremiah Smith and TreVeyon Henderson. Ohio State 35, Notre Dame 17