Why Notre Dame won't be back in CFP title game in 2026
Ohio State started the second half strong as well as they scored a touchdown on their first drive, and then they kicked a field goal after Notre Dame failed to convert a fake punt. It was 31-7, and the Fighting Irish were showing no signs of life. Then, everything changed.
Notre Dame, Ohio State and the Southern flavor powering two Midwestern CFP finalists
And of course, quarterback Riley Leonard is from Fairhope, Ala., southeast of Mobile. He came to Notre Dame via transfer from Duke, but he also grew up a Fighting Irish fan, his great grandfather having played for Notre Dame in the 1940s.
Local observers tout the impact of the first Black/Asian American coach to reach the national champs. Coach Freeman points attention back to his team.
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As the Notre Dame football team beat Penn State, running back Jeremiyah Love calls out Ohio State as wanting to face them.
THE NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH It's not the luck of the Irish. It's the skill, the grit, the perseverance, the clutch factor.
For some perspective on Lampkin’s recent rebounding numbers, in the last 20 years, only Jesse Edwards (10.3 rpg in ‘23) and ...
OSU and OU were on the front lines of hiring black coaches in college football. No Alabama. No Georgia, Florida or Tennessee.
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It was hard to ignore the connections between Marcus Freeman's fate as he tried to make history on Monday night and all that was happening in America on the day of the big game ...
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The longest college football season ever, starting in August and ending on Inauguration Day, became an Ohio State coronation.
Is Texas poised for another appearance in the College Football Playoff semifinals? The national media certainly thinks so.
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