With that being said, Notre Dame's defense did not perform to their standard of playing high level football. They held the Buckeye's scoreless in the first quarter, helped in large part to the offense ...

Kirk Herbstreit believes the first quarter is supremely important for Notre Dame football ... vs. Notre Dame in CFP national championship game The Irish (14-1) play man-to-man pass defense ...

ATLANTA – Notre Dame knows the risks of playing man-to-man pass defense against Ohio State. The Fighting Irish embrace it in Monday's College Football Playoff championship game. “We've got to ...

Ohio State knocked off Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship. Check out the highlights and top moments from ...

Notre Dame’s top-ranked pass efficiency defense held Penn State’s wideouts without a single reception in the 27-24 Orange ...

ATLANTA — Mike Mickens, defensive pass-game coordinator for Notre Dame football, had no problem with freshman cornerback Leonard Moore announcing publicly the Irish will play man coverage ...

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Jack Kiser, the 2018 Indiana Mr. Football, leads the defense with 85 tackles. Marcus Freeman is in his third full season as Notre Dame coach, and he owns a 33-9 record. The Buckeyes (13-2 ...

With Friday's win over Texas, Ohio State advanced to the College Football Playoff ... can play run defense the way it has ...

Let’s check in with the early predictions for Ohio State vs. Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National ... slow down in the face of a talented defense against Texas, and the Irish ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish square off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for the College Football Playoff National Championship.