Mercedes-Benz Stadium is set to host the 2025 CFP championship game. Here's what to know about Monday's national championship game in Atlanta:

Ohio State and Notre Dame arrived in Atlanta on charter flights Friday as the teams moved closer to the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night. The Buckeyes are big favorites but the Fighting Irish might have an advantage.

Maybe he was right. But this was early January in 2008, and Freeman — a linebacker and team captain for Ohio State — was discussing the Buckeyes’ upcoming Bowl Championship Series title game against LSU at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Let the record show it was the Tigers who ended up winning that one, 38-24.

Only one game remains in what has been the longest college football season in history, which started way back on Aug. 24, 2024, when Georgia Tech upset then-No. 10 Florida State 24-21 in Ireland. That contest in Week 0 certainly set the tone for what would be a wild college football season that will go down in the memory banks.

Here's what you need to know on which officiating crew if working Monday's College Football Playoff championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame:

Premier defenses led by the stingiest secondaries in the country most likely will determine the outcome of the College Football Playoff finale, with Notre Dame and Ohio State meeting Monday in Atlanta.

Ready to watch the Buckeyes take on the Fighting Irish? Here's the College Football Playoff National Championship schedule.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Monday is the big day when Ohio State and Notre Dame will face-off in the national championship in Atlanta. There’s been a lot of lead-up to this matchup between two historic programs.

As the national championship game approaches, fans are making their way to Atlanta, with many departing from John Glenn International Airport

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A “Welcome to Atlanta” bobblehead is being issued today – Wednesday, Jan. 15 - to commemorate the Ohio State Buckeyes in the national championship. Ohio State and Notre Dame will play Monday, Jan. 20, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Ohio State and Notre Dame face off in the College Football Playoff championship. Check out the live score and updates from Mercedes-Benz Stadium