It all came spilling out in a players-only meeting on the Tuesday after Ohio State's devastating loss to Michigan in the final weekend of the regular season. The Buckeyes, a 21-point home favorite over the Wolverines, imploded in a loss that gave critics even more ammunition to aim at embattled head coach Ryan Day.

Three days after their Michigan loss, the Buckeyes bore their souls to each other and hashed out exactly what went wrong. Now, they're on the doorstep of a title, and it may have been because of that meeting.

Of all the unholy alliances, Michigan fans rooting for Notre Dame is one that violates every cardinal rule of college football.

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ESPN will be the main telecast, while ESPN 2 will featured a field pass with The Pat McAfee Show. ESPN U will broadcast the command center, and ESPN News will have the skycast. ESPN Deportes will also broadcast the game in Spanish. For those without cable, Fubo will have a live stream on its platform.

Although the Detroit Lions have a huge matchup against the Washington Commanders on Saturday, they're also aware of a big matchup set to occur on Monday in the

Ohio State running back Miyan Williams runs before being hit by Notre Dame defensive lineman Isaiah Foskey during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won 21-10. (AP Photo/David Dermer) AP

The former Alabama football center's Ohio State team is in the national championship game, after he won the Rimington Trophy.

The Trojans' associate head coach and defensive leader has long taught the concept of tenacious defense, which has served USC well this season.

It all comes down to this. Ohio State and Notre Dame meet on Monday night in Atlanta with a college football national championship on the line.

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