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The first 12-team College Football Playoff is down to the final two contenders: Notre Dame and Ohio State.
The seventh-seed Fighting Irish and eighth-seed Buckeyes will meet Jan. 20 at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T. Whichever team wins will end a championship drought. Notre Dame aims for its first title since 1988. Ohio State's lull isn't nearly as long, as the Buckeyes won the first CFP championship a decade ago, but given how consistently elite they are, it has felt like a bit.
Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Ohio State's Ryan Day are also aiming for their first championships as head coaches, and Freeman's past will be in the spotlight.