While Ohio State hoisted the national title in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, experts are now turning their attention elsewhere for the 2025 season. Notably, a prominent analyst has left the Buckeyes out of his championship prediction,

Ohio State's most reason loss came to rival Michigan, and it was certainly an ugly contest. The Wolverines had pretty much zero passing attack in the game, but they were still able to win. They made Ohio State uncomfortable, and they didn't let them play their game. That's what Notre Dame has to do.

The 2024 college football season was a great step for the Notre Dame program. After a 14-2 overall season, and a national title game berth, the Fighting Irish are on a tremendous trajectory under head coach Marcus Freeman.