Pubs are gearing up for the Monday night game between Notre Dame and Ohio State. But they also see it as the start of enthusiasm for next season.

Based on how the games went during Jeremiyah Love's visits to Notre Dame, its an upset that he wound up in South Bend.

From tradition-soaked to downtown South Bend bars, check out this list of venues to watch Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game

For the first time in the College Football Playoff-era, Notre Dame is headed to the National Championship game.

The one common denominator between the Irish teams that lost to Ohio State in the past two seasons was quarterback play. It wasn't Leonard then. but it's Leonard now.

Four of those have come since Ohio State's last regular season game with two of them coming in the loss against Michigan. Notre Dame ranks fourth nationally in turnover margin per game this season and this is coming after an Orange Bowl in which it lost the turnover battle to Penn State.

For the first time in the College Football Playoff-era, Notre Dame is headed to the National Championship game.

While Marcus Freeman is leading Notre Dame football to victory, he considers his wife, Joanna Freeman, the MVP behind the scenes. The head coach, who guided the Fighting Irish to

With Notre Dame taking on Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday night, the governors of the two states made a bet with each other on Friday morning.

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.

Doesn't matter where -- around Notre Dame Stadium, past the Grotto or Touchdown Jesus.  The point is, the former Irish athletic director who hired Marcus Freeman should be ripping off his shirt, pounding his chest and whooping at the top of his lungs.

For the third time in the College Football Playoff-era and eighth time since 1999, the betting favorite to win the national championship is at least an 8.5-point