Faced with a third-and-11, Ohio State QB Will Howard threw a deep ball to WR Jeremiah Smith, who came down with the rainbow pass for a 56-yard completion, putting the Buckeyes at the Irish 9-yard line at the two-minute warning. The drive ended with a 33-yard field goal from Jayden Fielding .

It's all led to this. After months of thrilling games and surprises, the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff wraps up tonight with a championship showdown that feels straight out of a Hollywood script. At the heart of it: No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 8 Ohio State, two powerhouse programs with everything to prove.

Coach Ryan Day shushed the critics, running back Quinshon Judkins scored three touchdowns, and the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes held off a furious second-half rally to beat No. 7 seed Notre Dame, 34-23,

Ohio State is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 football poll of the season after beating Notre Dame for its first national championship since 2014

Ohio State and Notre Dame closed out the 2024 college football season with the CFP national championship game. Here are scores, highlights and more from the game:

If the numbers behind people tuning into college football has told us anything, Ohio State turns on television sets and streaming devices. We’ve seen that continue during the College Football Playoff,

The Buckeyes beat the Fighting Irish 34-23 to win the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, their first national championship since the 2014 season

Ohio State defeated Notre Dame on Monday night to capture the national championship. Here's what we learned from College Football Playoff final.