Monday will mark the first-ever meeting between Ohio State and Notre Dame football in a football national championship game.

Notre Dame is embracing the challenge of playing man-to-man pass coverage against Ohio State's talented receivers.

Notre Dame's athletic director said “I think there's a chance” for tweaks to the way the College Football Playoff awards byes next year — an issue that will be discussed this weekend but that would need unanimous approval from the 10 conferences and the Fighting Irish.