The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is set to crown a national champion on Monday as 7-seed Notre Dame takes on 8-seed Ohio State at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This will be the ninth meeting for two of college football's most storied programs and marks the third consecutive season the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish will face off -- the longest such streak in the series' relatively brief history.

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

Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday in Atlanta. The Buckeyes are seeking their first title since 2014 -- the first year of the expanded four-team CFP -- while Notre Dame is trying to snap a championship drought that dates back to 1988.

Gov. Mike DeWine bet buckeye candies from Marsha’s Homemade Buckeyes in Perrysburg against treats from the South Bend Chocolate Company.

Tre'Veyon Henderson scored two touchdowns in Ohio State's Cotton Bowl victory and helps lead the Buckeyes into the big matchup against Notre Dame.

Ohio State football is only a few days away from kicking off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff national championship game. Even so, some drama

Former walk-on Caden Davis' Ohio State-related social media content has garnered considerable attention, but he will not in a Buckeyes uniform during the national title game.

An Ohio State player was kicked off the team days before the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

The player had not appeared in a game with the Buckeyes but had amassed a large following across a variety of platforms on social media.

College football fans are taking to social media to rip an Ohio State Buckeyes football player for getting tossed off of the team before the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday evening.