Notre Dame has had an array of injuries in 2024 but that hasn't stopped the Fighting Irish from plowing forward and advancing to Monday night's national championship game against Ohio State. The latest few injuries have involved the offensive line and caused a bit of a fire drill entering the championship round.

Notre Dame football stands on the brink of its first national championship since 1988 and nothing seems right in the world, except everything makes sense

Speaking at media day Saturday in advance of the national title game, Pete Bevacqua, in his first year guiding the Notre Dame athletic department, called the premiere of the 12-team playoff “a wonderful success, but look at who you’re talking to.”