It’s a busy weekend in Atlanta. Thousands of people are visiting for the College Football National Championship game on Monday.

The Buckeyes would be wise to control the running game on offense in their pursuit of college football's ultimate prize

ATLANTA (AP) — Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith was able to keep a team-first approach after having extra defensive attention make him almost invisible in the Buckeyes’ Cotton Bowl win over Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Missourians have an added reason to tune into Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship game when (7) Notre Dame takes on (8) Ohio State at 6:30 i

In 10 seasons, top-seeded teams in both the AFC and NFC were 14-4 in the postseason, combining for a 28-8 overall record. Top seeds won by an average of 14.1 points per game, and their losses came by an average of 5.8 points per game.

While the expanded playoff has mostly been a success, changing the landscape of the sport and providing a path for the top teams in the sport to prove themselves across the course of a season, rather than be eliminated by losing one game in the regular season, it still has its flaws.

Eliminating the CFP’s rule designating the top four seeds and first-round byes to conference champions won't likely happen next year.

For Ohio State, Ed Terwilliger, the director of high school relations, and a few other staff have been out on the trail keeping tabs on the 2026, 2027 and 2028 classes. Earlier in the month, despite position coaches not being on the road, a myriad of offers went out to a handful of prospects.

The College Football Playoff is in uncharted territory and injuries are piling up, forcing teams to manage a survival of the fittest gauntlet.

Georgia entered undefeated as SEC Champions, defeating Ohio State 42-41 in the first round. This game was pretty much over in the first half. The Bulldogs led 38-7 at halftime and cruised to a 58-point victory. TCU was held to just 188 total yards on the night.

Last season, UNC's Mack Brown was the oldest head coach in college football at age 73. The Tar Heels responded by replacing him with a (slightly) younger option: 72-year-old Bill Belichick, who also replaced Brown as the oldest coach.