The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 on Monday night in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to win the College Football Playoff National Championship. Here are six key takeaways from the game.
A great first drive from Notre Dame gave hope
Notre Dame got the ball first and made the most of it. They grinded away on the first drive and had possession for most of the first quarter. Notre Dame’s first drive was 19 plays long with the drive lasting 9:45. The drive was reminiscent of something you’d see out of Army — with Notre Dame quarterback Riley
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