Marcus Freeman felt more comfortable talking about the national championship his players have a chance to win than the history attached to it if they pull it off.
Tom Brady's conflict of interest between his job with Fox and his partial ownership of the Raiders took center stage on Saturday night, given his team's interest in Lions coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn.
Between Touchdown Jesus, “Win One for the Gipper,” Rudy, and, yes, even the forward pass, there are those who believe football wouldn’t quite be football without Notre Dame.
As far as coaches Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame and Ryan Day of Ohio State are concerned, those dramatic pregame speeches that inspire a football team to victory are the stuff of Hollywood.
Any adjustments to the College Football Playoff for next season, including a potential tweak in the way byes are awarded, would have to take place later this year, probably in the spring, the leaders of the playoff said.
The Lions' defense suffered a staggering number of injuries during the 2024 season, up to and including in their loss to the Commanders on Saturday, and head coach Dan Campbell isn't sure there was anything they could have done about it.
Before the first 12-team College Football Playoff even started, there were already plenty of people suggesting changes for determining future national champions. Ohio State and Notre Dame aren’t quibbling, at least not this year.
The winner claims the national championship in the first year of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff and longest college football season ever.