Our Ohio State and Notre Dame beat writers talked Buckeyes vs. Fighting Irish predictions and who will win the CFP national championship game.

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

Ohio State is fully capable of making Notre Dame pay for its mistakes, but it doesn’t force nearly as many turnovers and commits more on offense as well. The Buckeyes are tied for 54th in the FBS in takeaways (19) and rank 44th in turnover margin (plus-four), which bodes well for the Irish.

After a rough-and-tumble three rounds of Bowl games, Ohio State and Notre Dame have advanced to the 2025 College Football Playoff Championship game. The two football schools will meet in the winner-takes-all final on Monday, Jan. 20 at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Entering the season, Freeman was essentially nowhere to be found on national lists. What a change he has made for both the Irish and himself.

Before he arrived in South Bend, Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman was not himself part of the Catholic faith, even though Notre Dame is a private, Catholic university. But less than a year after becoming the head coach at Notre Dame,

Say Marcus Freeman does take an NFL job. Who are the first calls you make to find his replacement at Notre Dame?