Get pressure on Will Howard from the start. Get more physical from the opening snap. Push around the receivers. Muck it up a bit with a late hit that gets everyone mad. Get in Ohio State's head. If you can figure out the equivalent of the Bret Bielema substitution pattern thing that melted the brain of South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer, do it.

The Athletic beat writers Pete Sampson (Notre Dame) and Cameron Teague Robinson (Ohio State) break down the title game.

Notre Dame prefers to play press, man-to-man pass coverage. Will that work against Jeremiah Smith and OSU's other receivers in the CFP title game?

Ohio State football is on the verge of winning its ninth national title in school history. The Buckeyes will face a resilient Notre Dame team in a matchup between two of the most iconic programs in the sport.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the last two teams standing in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, and they'll compete for a national championship on Monday night.

Evaluating the roster talent of Ohio State and Notre Dame is a failed way to compare national championship teams.

The last time the Ohio State Buckeyes won a national championship, Urban Meyer was head coach. Now, Meyer is an analyst, but he still clearly has an affinity for his former Ohio State squad. During a recent episode of his podcast The Triple Option,

The college football season has come and gone rather quickly and we are just days away from the National Championship. Two of the biggest brands are set to battle it out in Atlanta, Georgia on Jan. 20.

Do they have high expectations? Do they expect you to win every game? To beat your rival and win a national championship?" Urban Meyer asked on this week’s episode of " The Triple Option ". "You’re damn right they do,