The Notre Dame Fighting Irish tried to make it a dramatic finish; however, it was all Ohio State, as the Buckeyes took home the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship. The Buckeyes jumped out to a 21-7 lead at halftime,

Ohio State claimed its first national title in 10 years with a 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship game.

Jack Kiser walked up the tunnel toward Notre Dame ’s locker room beneath Mercedes-Benz Stadium, tears welling in his bloodshot eyes, as if the linebacker had anything else to pour out. Behind him, all the scarlet and white confetti had fallen as Ohio State ’s national championship party swayed,