Ohio State and Notre Dame arrived in Atlanta on their charter flights on Friday as the teams moved closer to Monday night’s College Football Playoff national championship game.

Though the final score showed a 28-14 Ohio State victory over Texas in the Cotton Bowl, those who watched saw an alarmingly neck-and-neck game. In fact, if it were not for Jack Sawyer’s 83-yard touchdown with two minutes left,

(AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) The Ohio State band performs before the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game ... Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Share

The College Football Playoff National Championship airs on ESPN. The Ohio State/Notre Dame title game begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. If you have a valid cable login, you can stream the Ohio State/Notre Dame game live on ESPN, Watch ESPN, or the ESPN app.

The Kansas City Chiefs punched their ticket to the Big Game for the fifth time in the last six seasons, beating the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game.

Ohio State can celebrate another title after holding off a Notre Dame comeback bid to walk away with a nailbiter of a 34-23 victory over the Fighting Irish. Will Howard

Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.) and on Jan. 10 at the Cotton Bowl (Texas vs. Ohio State, 7:30 p.m.). The national championship game will be played at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m ...

Here is the updated Ohio State football schedule for the 2024 season, including TV networks, times and locations.

StubHub's most expensive tickets available are for $9,554 in section 111C. These tickets are behind the Notre Dame sideline. Similarly, Vivid Seats had tickets worth $10,525 for Lower Level C112, also behind the Notre Dame sideline.

Thousands of college football fans flooded into downtown Atlanta on Monday, taking part in pregame festivities leading up to the National Championship Game.

The Ohio State football season is almost over, win or lose, and there is a small cadre of fans who have been to every, or almost every, playoff game.

Here's where "College GameDay" is for Monday's CFP championship game, including time, location, schedule, guest picker and more: