Notre Dame football's national championship drought continues. The Fighting Irish turned a 31-7 deficit into a one-score game in the fourth quarter, but ultimately couldn't complete the comeback, falling to Ohio State 34-23 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in ...

with Notre Dame picking up an 18-13 road win in Columbus. The Fighting Irish won the second-ever matchup in 1936, but the series has been all Buckeyes since. Ohio State has wins over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl in 2006 and 2016. The Buckeyes also won the ...

Then, for the biggest play of the game, Notre Dame decided to leave Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith on an island. It was third and 12 and the Fighting Irish would get the ball back with a stop with a chance to tie the game. Smith completely burned his defender and he was wide open for a huge gain, and he iced the game.

The Fighting Irish have been on the lookout for a new defensive coordinator following Golden's move to the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL and appear to be keen on an ex-Rutgers head honcho

In the heart of Buckeye country, a Notre Dame bar is drawing attention. Dempsey's Food and Spirits, located in downtown Columbus, is gearing up

Everything is on the line as college football looks to determine its champion with Notre Dame taking on Ohio State in a historic College Football Playoff Nation

Notre Dame is one win away from its first national championship since the 1988 season. Do the Irish get it against Ohio State?

Ohio State and Notre Dame arrived in Atlanta on their charter flights on Friday as the teams moved closer to Monday night’s College Football Playoff national championship game.

In 2014, Ash left Arkansas to be co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State. He worked in tandem with fellow co-coordinator Luke Fickell, focusing on the team's defensive backs and trying to fix a defense that had surrendered 268 passing yards per game the year before.

Look: Ohio State receiver Emeka Egbuka called Jeremiah Smith's 56-yard reception vs. Notre Dame, as revealed in a recent Buckeyes sideline video:

Notre Dame allowed touchdowns on each of Ohio State's first four drives, which was ultimately too much to overcome after starting the game with a 7-0 lead. The Fighting Irish allowed 445 total ...

Ohio State has to jump out early, spread the ball around, use pace, and control the line of scrimmage to thwart Notre Dame’s running game. Ohio State has played at a faster pace in the postseason and look for that to continue. The defense will want to make Leonard throw the ball by making the Notre Dame offense one-dimensional.