Notre Dame, seeking its first national title since 1988, defeated Indiana, Georgia and Penn State to reach the championship of the College Football Playoff. Ohio State, which won the title in 2014, ...

You could hear the fans, you can feel every down, every play, made or missed, was right there. National championship games hit differently, something Notre Dame waited 12 seasons before again feeling.

Notre Dame was going to figure a way out of a situation that looked dead-end in every direction. It would deliver the school’s 12 th – and most improbable – national championship.

Notre Dame football held an early lead before Ohio State raced away, only for the Fighting Irish's comeback to fall short in the national championship. ... That first championship since 1988 will ...

The Fighting Irish are playing for their first national championship since 1988, while the Buckeyes last won it all in 2014. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) face the Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2 ...