Ohio State and (7) Notre Dame will face off for the sport's most illustrious prize. This will be Notre Dame's first shot at a national championship since 2012, while the Buckeyes are back in the national title game for the second time under coach Ryan Day.

Ohio State is off to the College Football Playoff National Championship game to face Notre Dame. But it wasn’t easy. Clinging to a seven-point lead, the defense was asked again to make yet another stop. Texas drove down the field fairly quickly and then two pass interference calls put the Longhorns on the one-yard line with a first and goal.

The College Football Playoff national championship game will feature the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes competing for the title at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 20.

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Six Ohio State players hail from a small-ish suburb of Columbus, including defensive stars Ty Hamilton, Jack Sawyer and Sonny Styles.

The Ohio State football season is almost over, win or lose, and there is a small cadre of fans who have been to every, or almost every, playoff game.

Watch: Ohio State linebacker Jack Sawyer destroys a camera after hugging Ryan Day following his fumble returned for a touchdown.

The eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes clash with the seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff national championship game today. This matchup is available on multiple streaming services for free.

Ohio State's last win over Michigan was in 2019 when Sawyer was in high school. However, this season's loss to the rival may have hurt the most for the senior defender, as it was on the Buckeyes' senior day. Plus, the game ended in a brawl between both teams after a Michigan flag was planted in the middle of Ohio State's field.

Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer once lived with Quinn Ewers. On Friday, he earned a rent-free spot in the Texas quarterback’s head, stripping the ball from his former roommate and taking it 83 yards for a touchdown that sealed the Buckeyes’ place in the college football national championship game.

The College Football Playoff is down to its final game, as Notre Dame and Ohio State meet in Atlanta, Ga. with the national championship on the line on Monday night. The Fighting Irish aim to end a long title drought by winning their first title since 1988.