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.

ESPN plans to leave no stone unturned in its coverage of Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game between the 7th-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes.

ESPN announced an average of 22.1 million viewers tuned in to watch Ohio State beat Notre Dame 34-23 in championship game for the College Football

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,

ATLANTA — Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship game in Atlanta highlights an issue that has dogged the Georgia legislature for most of the last decade: Georgia remains one of the few states where sports gambling is illegal.

Here's the latest odds for Monday's College Football Playoff championship game between Ohio State-Notre Dame on BetMGM:

A new-look Buckeyes team will try to repeat as champions next season. Here are the Ohio State national championship odds for 2025-26.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and staff celebrate a field goal by place kicker Jayden Fielding during the second half of the College Football Playoff national championship game against Notre Dame, Monday,