23, 2023, was not the finest moment for Marcus Freeman or Ryan Day. Their football teams ... and Freeman had the Northern Illinois Huskies debacle—but they’ve come a long way.

"If Notre Dame doesn’t win, it’s because we want to preserve Ryan Day’s job," Holtz wrote ... shocking Week 2 upset at the hands of Northern Illinois. The teams will settle it all on ...

Holtz, 88, reignited their feud last week on X when he wrote that, “If Notre Dame doesn’t win, it’s because we want to preserve Ryan Day’s job. I was originally going to be at the game in spirit, but now I’ll be dragging my body along as well.” He was responding to a tweet wondering if he would attend the showdown.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day held court with the media for an hour on Saturday, two days before his Buckeyes face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the national championship game. There were, naturally,

The 2024 schedule of the Northern Illinois Huskies looks a lot like that of an average mid-major football team. They lost to Buffalo but beat Bowling Green. They lost to Toledo but beat Akron. Lost to Miami of Ohio but pulled out a win against Central Michigan.

About the only thing that feels normal about it are the teams playing for the title: Ohio State and Notre Dame.

The dominant Ohio State offense racked up 445 yards on the Irish defense. The tease factor was laid to rest as quarterback Will Howard hit freshman wide receiver sensation Jerimiah Smith with a 56-yard bomb on a third and 11 situation with two minutes left. That play led to the field goal with 26 seconds left, producing the final score of 34-23.

Among the revelers on the field after Ohio State won the National Championship Game over Notre Dame was a man with a connection to both programs and first-hand knowledge of what it takes to get to tha

Ohio State-Notre Dame is nearly about to get underway, which means last-minute bets are getting placed on both sides

Both teams have faced unique obstacles en route to the championship game. About seven weeks ago, Ohio State fell short to rival Michigan, 13-10. The game marked Ryan Day ‘s fourth-straight loss to the rival Wolverines and had many calling for his removal.

The two teams who meet for the college football national championship Monday night in Atlanta would not be in the playoffs if not for the expansion to 12 teams. Notre Dame, the No. 7 seed, plays No. 8 seed Ohio State at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, culminating the first year in which the playoffs were expanded from just four teams.