Zach BacharContributor IJanuary 11, 2025
The 2 groups that will complete to win the College Football Playoff nationwide title are now set.
Following Ohio State's 28-14 win over Texas on Friday night, the Buckeyes will take on versus Notre Dame for a championship game. Ohio State has actually opened as a -400 preferred to win the upcoming match with the Fighting Irish, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.
The contest will happen in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Jan. 20. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Notre Dame will be trying to win its very first championship game given that 1988. The Irish have actually come close because, making CFP areas throughout the previous four-team format in 2018 and 2020. Both playoff looks ended throughout the semifinal round.
The Irish are likewise set to make their very first nationwide title video game look under head coach Marcus Freeman. Considering that Freeman took control of as the group's full-time head coach in 2022, Notre Dame enhanced its win overall in each year under him and presently sits at 14-1.
Freeman's group has actually likewise won 13 straight video games because an unexpected defeat to Northern Illinois on Sept. 7, consisting of a 27-24 success over Penn State in Thursday's semifinal clash.
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Ohio State's champion dry spell isn't almost as long, recording a nationwide title throughout the 2014 season. The Buckeyes likewise made a look in the CFP championship game video game at the end of their 2020 project before being up to Alabama.
Head coach Ryan Day's team stopped working to make a journey to the Big Ten Championship Game with a loss to Michigan on Nov. 30, however Ohio State was still able to make playoff wins over Tennessee, Oregon and Texas without the chance to complete for a first-round bye.
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The Buckeyes have actually dealt with Notre Dame two times because the existing head coaches took control of at each school, with Ohio State winning both matches. The most current conference happened in Sept. 2023, as Day's group emerged with a 17-14 triumph on the roadway.
The next fight in between the 2 schools will have a championship game hanging in the balance.
