Ohio State and Notre Dame arrived in Atlanta on their charter flights on Friday as the teams moved closer to Monday night’s College Football Playoff national championship game.

It’s an easy selling point for the Notre Dame staff to recruits, and it offered one of the nation’s best on Thursday, as Texas’ Jonathan Hatton Jr. received one. The 6-foot, 1-inch and 205-pound back is ranked as the No. 41 overall recruit in the country according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, as he is also a track and field star.

For the first time since 2012, Notre Dame football will play for the national championship. Who will they face for the CFP title?

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team ... "He's getting older" Steve Sarkisian hails Texas QB Quinn Ewers for being the new perfect example for new era of college football Steve Sarkisian ...

The Notre Dame ground attack fueled the offense all season, but it has struggled in the postseason, which must change vs Ohio State

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes have won three straight College Football Playoff games by double digits, but none of it will mean much to the city of

A statement was put out by a spokesman for the Cotton Bowl addressing concerns over inclement weather that could affect Friday’s game between Texas and Ohio State.

It's nearly impossible to predict what will decide Monday night's College Football Playoff Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State, but one individual matchup could carry plenty of weight.

Notre Dame’s Anthonie Knapp has been ruled out of the College Football Playoff championship game against Ohio State with an ankle injury.

The Fighting Irish battled their way through Penn State (No. 7 in total defense), Georgia (No. 30) and Indiana (No. 2). Now, the nation’s top-ranked defense stands in the way of a return to college football’s mountaintop for the first time since 1988.

For the first time since 2012, Notre Dame ... Irish will not now its next opponent until Friday night. No. 5 Texas (13-2) is facing No. 8 Ohio State (12-2) in the Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington ...

Ohio State is fully capable of making Notre Dame pay for its mistakes, but it doesn’t force nearly as many turnovers and commits more on offense as well. The Buckeyes are tied for 54th in the FBS in takeaways (19) and rank 44th in turnover margin (plus-four), which bodes well for the Irish.