What’s next for Notre Dame after CFP National Championship loss? Irish need to be better through the air

ATLANTA — Notre Dame may have fallen short of the College Football Playoff National Championship, losing to Ohio State 34-23, but the fact that they’re even here in the first place is quite the achievement in itself. After taking the worst loss any CFP contender had all season in dropping a home game to Northern … Read more

Ohio State makes rare history joining short list of national champions to not win conference title

Ohio State became just the fifth team in the AP poll era to win the national championship without winning its conference’s title as the Buckeyes beat Notre Dame 34-23 on Monday in the College Football Playoff National Championship. The Buckeyes not only failed to win the Big Ten championship, but they didn’t even appear in … Read more

Ohio State’s Ryan Day praises national title winners for being ‘one of the best football teams ever’

Ohio State coach Ryan Day celebrated his team after the Buckeyes captured the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship with a 34-23 win over Notre Dame on Monday. Despite losing a pair of regular-season games, the Buckeyes fought back from the 8-seed and blew past the competition en route to the program’s first title in … Read more

Jeremiah Smith’s all-time freshman season ends with title-clinching catch; now he enters new realm of stardom

ATLANTA — It was third-and-11 with the College Football Playoff National Championship in the balance, and Ohio State had twice fecklessly run into the teeth of a Notre Dame defense that was trying desperately to get off of the field. Someone had to make a play, and on this Ohio State team who else would … Read more

way-too-early top 25; Bears hire Ben Johnson

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