The No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) and the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) square off in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 20, 2025. The game starts at

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Ohio State is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, on ESPN. This is the 11th year of the CFP era, but the first with 12 teams. Here's everything you need to know about this year's title game.

The College Football Playoff field has been narrowed to four teams, with (6) Penn State, (7) Notre Dame, (5) Texas, and (8) Ohio State remaining in the national title hunt. The Nittany Lions defeated (3) Boise State in the first quarterfinal game on New Year's Eve to set up a date with the Fighting Irish in the Orange Bowl on Thursday.

This year's CFP national championship is set for kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 20. The game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Learn more >

NFL playoff action is in full swing with a six-game wild card weekend. Saturday's action saw AFC matchups between the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Chargers and No. 4 seed Houston Texans and a third game of the season between the No.

The Philadelphia Eagles will look to advance to the Divisional Round of the National Football League playoffs on Sunday. The NFL playoffs kicked off on Saturday with the Houston Texans taking down the Los Angeles Chargers and the Baltimore Ravens coming out on top over the Pittsburgh Steelers.