A couple of years ago, colleague Andy Nesbitt, writing for For The Win, authored an article arguing that college football's national championship game being on Monday night is one of the dumbest things in sports.

In 10 seasons, top-seeded teams in both the AFC and NFC were 14-4 in the postseason, combining for a 28-8 overall record. Top seeds won by an average of 14.1 points per game, and their losses came by an average of 5.8 points per game.

Notre Dame and Ohio State fans have had to endure unprecedented travel demands throughout college football's first 12-team playoff to reach Monday night's national championship game.

College Football Playoff national championship game odds, predictions, picks for Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday, Jan. 20.

For all the flag-planting of rivalry week, Ohio State is proving teams can overcome multiple losses (including the big one) on way to glory.

The CFP is a wondrous bounty of football joy, game after game of (sometimes) thrilling football matchups that range from the unexpected to the sublime. The problem is that the expanded CFP now requires four weeks’ worth of games, not two, and fitting those games into the most crowded space of the year is no easy task.

Here's what to know and how to tune in to this year's CFP National Championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame.

Editor’s note: This is a guest column from former writer and columnist Dave Jones, who retired from PennLive last May after 33 years covering Penn State. Jones, who will be recognized with the Football Writers Association of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Jan. 17 in Atlanta, offers his thoughts on the current playoff format.

In a college football season like no other, these Notre Dame fans couldn't help but commit to the full Playoff journey.

On Sunday, the eve of the College Football Playoff national championship game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the decision-makers who have the ultimate authority over the playoff's format will hold their annual business meeting.

Before the national title game Monday, college football’s power brokers will meet to discuss the debut of the 12-team playoff and what needs to be tweaked. Or trashed. Don’t expect anything Sunday. Too soon.