Before defeating No. 7 Notre Dame on Monday, the Buckeyes then defeated No. 5 Texas in the CFP Cotton Bowl semifinal thanks to a 83-yard scoop-and-score touchdown from defensive lineman Jack Sawyer.

Now the Buckeyes face No. 7 Notre Dame in the championship. The Buckeyes face a Fighting Irish team that bears little resemblance to the one that lost to Northern Illinois in September. Marcus Freeman ...

The Buckeyes will face No. 7 Notre Dame in the championship ... If the Buckeyes can play run defense the way it has most of the season, they should prevail. No one is riding as much momentum as Ohio ...

Louisville will play perhaps the biggest game of their season when they host the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.