Notre Dame and Ohio State meet in Atlanta on Monday evening to battle for the College Football National Championship. The Fighting Irish and Buckeyes each survived a gauntlet of Big-10 and SEC powerhouses to earn a berth in this playoff final. Both teams have been on a tear since losing regular season games despite being heavy favorites. ESPN will provide national television coverage starting at 7:30 pm Eastern time. Pregame programming will begin at 5:00 pm.
Coach Ryan Day acknowledged that his team is favored to win. This week, he used a word salad of coach speak to avoid sounding overconfident.