Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the independent Irish are comfortable continuing to give up access to a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff -- something currently granted to only the four highest-ranked conference champions -- as long as the fate of conference championship games remains the same.

Notre Dame's physicality meets Ohio State's explosiveness in the CFP National Championship. How their styles will shape the game.

The Buckeyes would be wise to control the running game on offense in their pursuit of college football's ultimate prize