As the scarlet confetti fell from the sky and Ohio State celebrated its seventh national title Monday night after beating the Irish 34-23, Leonard stood on the other end of the field, shaking hands and hugging every Notre Dame player who walked off.

Notre Dame wasn't able to dial up pressure with any regularity on Ohio State quarterback Will Howard and the results showed. Howard was able to step into throws and completed all but four pass attempts on the night, averaging 11 yards per attempt and throwing for two scores en-route to taking away game MVP honors.

Ohio State is back on the top of the college football world with its first national championship since 2014 after beating Notre Dame in Atlanta.