Time to get ready for the Buckeyes vs. the Fighting Irish and the right to hoist the national championship trophy. Date | Monday, January 20 Game Time | 7:30 p.m. ET Network | ESPN Venue | Mercedes Benz Stadium (Atlanta,

Get pressure on Will Howard from the start. Get more physical from the opening snap. Push around the receivers. Muck it up a bit with a late hit that gets everyone mad. Get in Ohio State's head. If you can figure out the equivalent of the Bret Bielema substitution pattern thing that melted the brain of South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer, do it.

Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe will be on the call for the game, the fourth-straight time for Ohio State in the College Football Playoff. It will be Notre Dame’s first time with that broadcasting crew this playoffs. There will also be alternate broadcasts, for those looking for a different viewing experience.

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Will Howard and the Ohio State Buckeyes are headed to play for the national championship. In that game, they are set to face off against the Notre Dame Fighting

Ohio State had a couple snoozers to start things off as they dominated their first two CFP games. Ohio State blew out Tennessee at home in the first round as they won 42-17, and then they smoked one seed Oregon in the quarterfinals as it was 31-0 halfway through the second quarter. They cruised to a 41-21 win.

Buckeye fans can relax (a little) because history indicates the odds are in their favor for the national championship game.

We are a week away from Ohio State and Notre Dame facing off in the National Championship and the trash talk has already begun. Former Notre Dame QB Malik Zaire recently took a shot at Buckeyes QB Will Howard on social media,