Ryan Day and his ͏Ohio State ͏Buckeyes are on ͏the verge of national glory.͏ Afte͏r a rollercoaster seas͏on, ͏Day’s squad is set to face Notre Dam͏e in the College Football Playoff national championshi͏p game on Monday.

Ohio State has to jump out early, spread the ball around, use pace, and control the line of scrimmage to thwart Notre Dame’s running game. Ohio State has played at a faster pace in the postseason and look for that to continue. The defense will want to make Leonard throw the ball by making the Notre Dame offense one-dimensional.

Notre Dame superfan Shane Gillis was a featured guest picker during College GameDay 's appearance in South Bend last month when the No. 7 seed Fighting Irish hosted the No. 10 seed Indiana Hoosiers in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

Monday night's matchup between Ohio State and Notre Dame will be broadcast live from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The game will air on ESPN with Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), and Holly Rowe (sideline) on the call.

In 10 seasons, top-seeded teams in both the AFC and NFC were 14-4 in the postseason, combining for a 28-8 overall record. Top seeds won by an average of 14.1 points per game, and their losses came by an average of 5.8 points per game.

Leave it be. Enjoy the show. Let a good thing be a good thing. This 12-team College Football Playoff format works beautifully.

While discourse around the future of the College Football Playoff format continues, a major change is not expected to occur before the 2025 season, according to a report from Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger on Friday.

A couple of years ago, colleague Andy Nesbitt, writing for For The Win, authored an article arguing that college football’s national championship game being on Monday night is one of the dumbest things in sports.

Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz fired a jab at Ohio State coach Ryan Day Wednesday, continuing one of college football's strangest feuds. Responding to an ESPN video questioning whether Holtz would attend the College Football Playoff National Championship Monday,

Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz has taken a shot at Ryan Day ahead of Monday's CFP championship game between the Irish and the Buckeyes. Here's more:

The ongoing feud between Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz never ceases to amaze me. With their respective schools going at it for a national championship, Holtz's latest dig at Day is the stuff of legend.