With a smile, the 39-year-old coach -- a former All-Big Ten Ohio State defender -- swept his hand broadly, toward Mercedes-Benz Stadium across the street, toward the gold-wearing Notre Dame ...

Notre Dame, which was trying to capture its first national championship since 1988, had a 13-game winning streak snapped. It was Ohio State's seventh straight victory against the Irish.

Ohio State and Notre Dame close the college football season Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where the national champion will be crowned. As the season ends with a bang ...

The game peaked with 26.1M viewers from 8:30-8:45p ET, according to ESPN. With two historic teams in Ohio State and Notre Dame, both of which have among the biggest fanbases in the nation ...

Fantastic isolation on a Notre Dame cornerback going ... to alert teammates to pick up Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith. Smith scored on the play. • In all, ESPN used more than 100 cameras ...

Here’s who’s on the call for ESPN’s broadcast of the College Football Playoff national title game between Ohio State and Notre Dame.

Ohio State's 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in Monday night's College Football ... However, it was a double-digit drop in viewers from last year. ESPN announced Wednesday that the Buckeyes ...

The ESPN college football analyst said pregame ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. LIVE UPDATES:Ohio State vs. Notre Dame highlights Game picks:Ohio State vs. Notre Dame in CFP national ...

The Buckeyes opened as a 9.5-point favorite, but the line has moved slightly in the Fighting Irish's favor as an 8.5-point underdog. Ohio state and Notre Dame kick off at 7:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.

Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time ... And college football programs -- even old-timers such as Ohio State and Notre Dame -- don't have to walk into the quicksand of ...