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.

If Ohio State football plays on January 20 like it has since the College Football Playoff started, the Buckeyes will hoist their ninth national championship

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?

Early predictions and best bets for Ohio State versus Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Three reasons why Notre Dame football will get the job done against Ohio State football in the National Championship Game.

At this point every college football fan in the world is familiar with the odd rivalry between former Notre Dame head coach, Lou Holtz, and current Ohio State head man in charge, Ryan Day. The tension between the 88-year old and Day just got a bit thicker as the former Fighting Irish coach picked his old squad to defeat the Buckeyes come Monday in the College Football Playoff National Championship game.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day and assistants added another six-figures in combined bonuses after advancing to the College Football Playoff's final round.

The legendary coach reignites a rivalry with his unfiltered take on the Buckeyes before their national title clash with Notre Dame.

Last year, legendary Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Lou Holtz criticized the Ohio State Buckeyes for their toughness ahead of the regular season matchup between the two storied programs, prompting a pointed response from Ohio State coach Ryan Day when the Buckeyes beat Notre Dame in South Bend.