For the first time since 2012, Notre Dame football will play for the national championship. Who will they face for the CFP title?

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes have won three straight College Football Playoff games by double digits, but none of it will mean much to the city of

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.

Independence in college football is not without its drawbacks, but Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman laid out its benefits in advance of the Orange Bowl.

It's nearly impossible to predict what will decide Monday night's College Football Playoff Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State, but one individual matchup could carry plenty of weight.

The Fighting Irish battled their way through Penn State (No. 7 in total defense), Georgia (No. 30) and Indiana (No. 2). Now, the nation’s top-ranked defense stands in the way of a return to college football’s mountaintop for the first time since 1988.

It’s an easy selling point for the Notre Dame staff to recruits, and it offered one of the nation’s best on Thursday, as Texas’ Jonathan Hatton Jr. received one. The 6-foot, 1-inch and 205-pound back is ranked as the No. 41 overall recruit in the country according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, as he is also a track and field star.

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Several players with Ohio roots will suit up for Notre Dame football in the CFP National Championship game. See the list.

A statement was put out by a spokesman for the Cotton Bowl addressing concerns over inclement weather that could affect Friday’s game between Texas and Ohio State.

Notre Dame’s Anthonie Knapp has been ruled out of the College Football Playoff championship game against Ohio State with an ankle injury.

Ohio State plays Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday night.