Jan 18, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard (13) talks to the media during 2025 CFP National Championship Media Day at Georgia World Congress Center, Building A. / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

The longest pass play of the Notre Dame season is a bit of a paradox. The Irish don't really do long pass plays. Notre Dame is 102nd nationally in passing offense, worst by far of this season's 12 College Football Playoff teams.

Notre Dame's run to the national championship game has been special for this LSU athletic official because of his son.

Notre Dame's athletic director said “I think there's a chance” for tweaks to the way the College Football Playoff awards byes next year — an issue that will be discussed this weekend but that would need unanimous approval from the 10 conferences and the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame's players have been using many recovery methods — both on and off campus — to make it through the 2024 season.

Big-time college football has rarely been king in New England, a region long dominated by pro sports. But when Notre Dame takes on Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night, there will be plenty of Massachusetts natives, at least on one sideline.

Ohio State and Notre Dame would have fallen outside the College Football Playoff in previous years, but now they're facing off in the national championship game. The revamped College Football Playoff introduced this season includes 12 teams,

Notre Dame is the most prominent Catholic university in America, and football coach Marcus Freeman is leaning on his faith ahead of the national championship game.

The Buckeyes would be wise to control the running game on offense in their pursuit of college football's ultimate prize