Ohio State and Notre Dame meet again for college football's ultimate prize. But the Buckeyes have an added motivation to walk away victorious.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman has dropped a bold statement on Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day before the National Championship Game.

The eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes clash with the seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff national championship game today. This matchup is available on multiple streaming services for free.

The first 12-team College Football Playoff is steamrolling toward a dramatic finish in the heart of SEC country Monday night. At Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the unofficial home of college football meaning more, it will be two Midwest teams meeting for the national championship for the first time.

Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes are set for a national championship showdown against Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday night. Both

Ohio State has a chance to have a third-straight coach lead it to a national title when it takes the field against Notre Dame on Monday. Ryan Day is coaching in his second title game but unlike its 52-24 loss to Alabama in 2020,

Oh, the bilious anger with which Ohio State football fans chanted their coach’s name after a 13-10 upset loss to mega-rival Michigan at Ohio Stadium to end the regular season. Only they didn’t chant “fire” at all, but rather a different four-letter F-word.

The relationship between the Ohio State fan base and head football coach Ryan Day has been strained to say the least. To those outside Columbus, it's been almost laughable considering the Buckeyes have been viewed as perennial national title contenders as long as he's been at the helm.

Less than two months ago, loud and influential media voices were calling for the firing of the nation's winningest active coach in the wake of Ohio State's fourth straight loss to Michigan.

Ryan Day isn't known for his flair. The Ohio State coach could double nicely as a mattress salesman, local TV ads and all that. He'd blend into the background. That's why it hurts

Weeks after facing immense pressure following another Ohio State loss to Michigan, Day is a win away from the college football mountaintop.