The national championship tonight is more complicated for Marcus Freeman than anyone else with him as the coach of Notre Dame who’ll be playing none other than his alma mater in Ohio State. Someone who’ll win either way,

Kirk, can I pet Ben? We love you Kirk ... wandering in between Herbstreit and announcer Rece Davis. Herbstreit reached down to pet Ben. Davis chuckled. The camera angle only showed Ben’s back, but there was his happily wagging tail.

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, an Ohio State alumnus, revealed that he received a text message from former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel ahead of Monday night's title game. “He texted me today – ‘Buckeyes versus a Buckeye. What a night,'” Herbstreit said.

Kirk Herbstreit has come a long way in his career ... into ESPN for 'College Gameday' which sees Herbstreit, alongside Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso, Nick Saban, and Pat McAfee breakdown ...

ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit isn't new to covering Ohio State football in big games. Monday's game will be a little different, however. Herbstreit, who has worked for ESPN since 1995 ...

Kirk Herbstreit is not impressed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Late in the second quarter of Saturday night’s AFC wild-card game, the Prime Video and longtime “College GameDay” analyst ...

The national championship tonight is more complicated for Marcus Freeman than anyone else with him as the coach of Notre Dame who’ll be playing none other than his alma in Ohio State. Someone who’ll win either way, though, is Freeman’s former head coach in Jim Tressel.

ESPN plans to leave no stone unturned in its coverage of Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game between the 7th-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes.

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

While the spotlight Friday night was mostly on the highly anticipated Cotton Bowl matchup between the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 5 seed Texas

Former Alabama coach Nick Saban was named to the College Football Hall of Fame's 2025 class on Friday. He first heard the news on "College GameDay."