Here are three keys and a prediction for the national championship as Ohio State looks to become the third two-loss national champion.

Ohio State’s Ryan Day and Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman faced questions about their capabilities to lead prominent teams just over a year ago.

Paul Finebaum said Ryan Day can complete his redemption arc should Ohio State beat Notre Dame in the national championship Monday night. After losing the Michigan game to conclude the regular season,

As far as coaches Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame and Ryan Day of Ohio State are concerned, those dramatic pregame speeches that inspire a football team to victory are the stuff of Hollywood.

Ohio State is going for its first title since the end of the 2014 season. It's been much longer for Notre Dame; the Irish last won a championship in 1988 when the team capped a 12-0 season with a Fiesta Bowl victory over West Virginia.

Has Ohio State football ever lost to Michigan and won the national championship in the same season? Here's the answer:

Ohio State and Notre Dame will meet in the College Football Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday night.

National college football experts have weighed in on the national championship game. Is anyone picking Notre Dame to upset the Buckeyes?

Weeks after facing immense pressure following another Ohio State loss to Michigan, Day is a win away from the college football mountaintop.

No one is going to mistake blue bloods Notre Dame and Ohio State for a Cinderella, but the winner of Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship will complete one of the greatest redemption arcs in modern college football history.