Ohio State vs. Notre Dame: How to watch College Football Playoff National Championship, TV channel, streaming, start time and stats
Rusty Gorelick
The Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) in the National Championship of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff.
Neither team earned a first-round bye, as Ohio State's loss to Michigan knocked the Buckeyes out of contention for the Big Ten Championship, while Notre Dame is not in a conference and was ineligible to earn the bye.
Ohio State beat Tennessee 42-17, Oregon 41-21 and Texas 28-14 in its first three Playoff games. Notre Dame beat Indiana 27-17, Georgia 23-10 and Penn State 27-24 to get to the National Championship game.
How to watch Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, TV channel and streaming
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame will be broadcast on ESPN, which can be viewed through cable TV or streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame start time, date and venue
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM ET/6:30 PM CT/4:30 PM PT on Monday, January 20th from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Out of 134 Division I Football programs, the Ohio State Buckeyes are ranked 12th in points scored per game with 35.8 and first in points allowed per game with 12.2.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are ranked sixth in points scored per game with 37.0 and second in points allowed per game with 14.3.
Ohio State QB Will Howard has completed 72.6 percent of his passes for 3,779 yards and a 33-10 TD-INT ratio along with seven rush TDs through 15 games this season, and in three CFP games, he has completed 73.8 percent of his passes for 919 yards and a 6-2 TD-INT ratio.
In three CFP games, Fighting Irish QB Riley Leonard has completed 67.0 percent of his passes for 514 yards and a 3-3 TD-INT ratio, and he has rushed 43 times for 145 yards and two scores.
Buckeyes running backs Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson combined for three TDs and 78 yards on 15 carries in the National Semifinal against Texas.
Notre Dame's defense has allowed the lowest completion percentage in the nation at 50.7 percent.
Ohio State's defense has allowed the fewest yards of total offense per game with 251.1.
Notre Dame averages 6.0 penalties per game, while Ohio State averages 4.4 penalties per game.
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