The new NCAA college football playoff format produced an electric semi-final round, and on one side of it, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish came out on top in a nail-biting finish. The Irish and Penn State Nittany Lions faced off in the Orange Bowl for a place in

Both the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish elevated their programs to championship caliber with big moves in the offseason

The national championship matchup is set. The Ohio State football team will take on Notre Dame next Monday night in Atlanta with everything on the line. Both the Fighting Irish and the Buckeyes were tested in the semifinal round as Notre Dame narrowly outlasted Penn State,