Notre Dame is on the cusp of its first national championship since 1988. The Fighting Irish fought their way through the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff as an at-large team ...

Notre Dame enters ... against Ohio State, to its advantage. Make the play to intercept to the pass to finish the game. Don't get caught short a man on defense. Simply put: don't beat yourself.

I had Ohio State as my preseason pick to win the national title before chickening out at the start of the playoff and picking Oregon to beat Notre Dame in this game. I simply didn't trust the ...

beat Notre Dame defensive back Christian Gray on a go route, and Howard delivered his best pass of the night, a 56-yard connection deep in Notre Dame territory to all but ice the game for the Buckeyes ...

Notre Dame is expected to face an uphill climb in the national championship game, with Ohio State a decisive favorite to capture the first title of the 12-team playoff era. If history is any ...

Notre Dame football then almost pulled off a comeback for the ages. Eventually, Ohio State (14-2 ... Getting a chance to beat Georgia and Penn State during an extended playoff run helps the ...

"Notre Dame has done an admirable job making it this far while battling through a litany of injuries, but I think this is the game where it catches up to them. The Fighting Irish are at a distinct ...

When Notre Dame is on offensively, it is one of the hardest teams to beat in all of college football. If it can get rolling against Ohio State, Notre Dame could see its nearly four-decade National ...

ATLANTA — He’s a coach who signed up to surf the mad, loud life where lasting legacies hinge on fleeting football plays, and at 12:51 a.m. Tuesday he strolled to exit yet another stadium tunnel.

The Irish led 7–0, and looked like they were primed to compete against the Ohio State Buckeyes ... a catch in the entire second half, beat Notre Dame defensive back Christian Gray on a go ...