Still holding on to their Week 2 upset in South Bend, the Northern Illinois Huskies sent a backhanded message to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ahead of tonight's CFP title game.

DEKALB, Ill. — Nasir Muhammad had 19 points, James Dent Jr. and Quaran McPherson added double-doubles and Northern Illinois defeated Ball State 76-66 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak.

Just as exciting as seeing his alma mater in the NCAA title game is the fact that this is the first year the College Football Playoff expanded from a four-team postseason to 12 teams in 2024-25.

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

The college football season concludes Monday with Notre Dame taking on Ohio State in the FBS National Championship game.

Notre Dame and Ohio State have no complaints about the 12-team College Football Playoff. At least not this season.

I spoke to Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman about destiny. Now his Irish are playing for the national champinship. And there's more to the story.

No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 7 Notre Dame in the championship of the College Football Playoff. Here are predictions for the matchup.

Notre Dame should have reasons to feel great about the national title game, but it also should have cause for concern against Ohio State.

Before the first 12-team College Football Playoff even started, there were already plenty of people suggesting changes for determining future national champions. Ohio State and Notre Dame aren’t quibbling,

The Buckeyes and Fighting Irish meet Monday night in the College Football Playoff national championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

This loss for Notre Dame to Ohio State in the national title game wasn't Alabama 2013 all over again, but there were similarites. The differences were huge, though.