Notre Dame in CFP national championship game The Irish (14-1) play man-to-man pass defense, and the Buckeyes (13-2) will certainly challenge them with Will Howard throwing to Jeremiah Smith and ...
Notre Dame football then almost pulled off a comeback for the ages. Eventually, Ohio State (14-2) made enough plays to hang on for a 34-23 victory, the first CFP champion in the 12-team format era.