The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is set to crown a national champion on Monday as 7-seed Notre Dame takes on 8-seed Ohio State at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This will be the ninth meeting for two of college football's most storied programs and marks the third consecutive season the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish will face off -- the longest such streak in the series' relatively brief history.

Like most college football prognosticators, Joel Klatt sees Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Ohio State as “a bad matchup” for the underdog Fighting Irish.

Both the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish elevated their programs to championship caliber with big moves in the offseason

Notre Dame will enter Monday night’s national championship game in Atlanta as a long shot. Specifically, n 8.5-point underdog against Ohio State.

Both quarterbacks knew their final season of college football could still be a special one even after their teams endured difficult setbacks.

It might take a lot for the Irish to pull an outright upset over the Buckeyes, but this game should be closer than the spread would indicate

As the Fighting Irish gear up for their first title shot in nearly 40 years, Paul Finebaum casts doubt on their chances against powerhouse Ohio State.

Quarterback Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses in their path to the College Football Playoff title game.

Two of college football’s most recognizable schools will face off with everything on the line, as Ohio State and Notre Dame meet in the College Football Playoff

Notre Dame visits the Syracuse Orange after Tae Davis scored 26 points in the Fighting Irish's 78-60 victory over the Boston College Eagles.

Quarterback Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses in their path to the College Football Playoff title game. The Fighting Irish battled their way through Penn State (No.