The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is set to crown a national champion on Monday as 7-seed Notre Dame takes on 8-seed Ohio State at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This will be the ninth meeting for two of college football's most storied programs and marks the third consecutive season the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish will face off -- the longest such streak in the series' relatively brief history.

The Ohio State vs. Notre Dame game can be watched on ESPN. Chris Fowler will be doing the play-by-play with Kirk Herbstreit serving as an analyst. Holly Rowe and Molly McGrath will be reporting on the sidelines.

Ohio State had a couple snoozers to start things off as they dominated their first two CFP games. Ohio State blew out Tennessee at home in the first round as they won 42-17, and then they smoked one seed Oregon in the quarterfinals as it was 31-0 halfway through the second quarter. They cruised to a 41-21 win.

Ahead of the Buckeyes' matchup against the Fighting Irish, college football legend Johnny Manziel revealed his prediction for the game. The former Heisman Trophy winner believes the matchup will be a near-blowout, given the Buckeyes' recent success in the College Football Playoff.

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Defensive end Jack Sawyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes are set to compete in the National Championship Game on Monday against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Ohio State had a couple snoozers to start things off as they dominated their first two CFP games. Ohio State blew out Tennessee at home in the first round as they won 42-17, and then they smoked one seed Oregon in the quarterfinals as it was 31-0 halfway through the second quarter. They cruised to a 41-21 win.