ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, on the verge of seeing ... is more than a touchdown underdog against No. 8 seed Ohio State (13-2) on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Since losing his first three games at the helm, Marcus Freeman’s Notre Dame football teams have improved each season.

A Buckeyes program that won the national championship by spending lavishly and used the transfer portal judiciously joins everyone else in not knowing exactly what the rules will be in this

Notre Dame’s athletic director said “I think there’s a chance” there will be tweaks to the way the College Football Playoff awards byes next year — an issue that will be discussed this weekend but that would need unanimous approval from the 10 conferences and the Fighting Irish.

ATLANTA -- As bits of red and white tissue paper exploded from confetti cannons into the air Monday night in celebration of Ohio State winning ... athletic director Pete Bevacqua had the unique ...

ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, on the verge of seeing the football program ... Seventh-seeded Notre Dame (14-1) is more than a touchdown underdog against No. 8 seed Ohio State (13-2) on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

ATLANTA — Pete Bevacqua, first-year athletic director for ... Notre Dame faces favored Ohio State on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the College Football Playoff title game.

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua addressed the media this weekend in advance of the College Football Playoff National Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State on Monday night. One

"1. Beat Ohio State, 2. Retain HCMF, 3. Retain Al Golden, 4. Undoubtedly fight to retain Mike Denbrock. Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua is getting ZERO sleep the next few weeks," one fan tweeted.

As the first 12-team College Football Playoff ends, leaders are discussing what to change in the future. Here are the main topics.

Brown entered the transfer portal in December but stayed with the Buckeyes through their run to the national championship that ended with a win Monday night over Notre Dame. Cal announced Tuesday that Brown would be joining the Golden Bears for next season.

Ohio State is still celebrating its big win on the biggest night of college football, but it comes as uncertainty continues to loom over the future of the sport. Here's what we know about the changes.