ESPN.com · Jan 15, 2025

Notre Dame vs. Ohio State: Championship history and stats

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Notre Dame and Ohio State will be facing off in the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game. How did each team get here? Notre Dame -- coming off playoff wins against Indiana, Georgia and Penn State -- is riding a 13-game winning streak. But the Irish are a heavy underdog in the title game matchup. Ohio State -- which went through Tennessee, Oregon and Texas in the playoffs -- brings its top-ranked defense in a quest to capture its ninth national championship. This will be the first time Notre Dame reaches the title game in the CFP era after falling in the semifinal in the 2018-19 and 2020-21 seasons. The Buckeyes will be playing in their…

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