The 2025 CFP national championship game between the Fighting irish and Buckeyes will kick off on Monday, Jan. 20, set for a 7:30 p.m. EST. January 20th is the latest national title game in the sport's history, thanks to the expanded 12-team playoff extending the season by a few weeks.

The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is set to crown a national champion on Monday as 7-seed Notre Dame takes on 8-seed Ohio State at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This will be the ninth meeting for two of college football's most storied programs and marks the third consecutive season the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish will face off -- the longest such streak in the series' relatively brief history.