ATLANTA — The early betting favorite to win next year's national championship: Ohio State. The question nobody can really answer at this time: What sort of sport will the Buckeyes or anyone else return to when they kick it off again seven months from now.

A 12th regular-season opponent has yet to be announced for 2025, but AD Pete Bevacqua expressed confidence that puzzle would be resolved to Notre Dame’s satisfaction.

Brown entered the transfer portal in December but stayed with the Buckeyes through their run to the national championship that ended with a win Monday night over Notre Dame. Cal announced Tuesday that Brown would be joining the Golden Bears for next season.

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua addressed the media this weekend in advance of the College Football Playoff National Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State on Monday night. One

With Notre Dame and Ohio State advancing to play in the 2025 College Football Playoff championship game on Monday night, could the two traditional powers have benefitted from a very untraditional bye?

Since losing his first three games at the helm, Marcus Freeman’s Notre Dame football teams have improved each season.

Notre Dame’s athletic director said “I think there’s a chance” there will be tweaks to the way the College Football Playoff awards byes next year — an issue that will be discussed this weekend but that would need unanimous approval from the 10 conferences and the Fighting Irish.

Ohio State is still celebrating its big win on the biggest night of college football, but it comes as uncertainty continues to loom over the future of the sport. Here's what we know about the changes.

ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, on the verge of seeing ... is more than a touchdown underdog against No. 8 seed Ohio State (13-2) on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

A 12th regular-season opponent remains to be scheduled for Notre Dame football in 2025. A trip to Stanford would make the most sense.

Most likely in the “tweak” category would be changes in the way the teams are seeded. This year, the top four conference champions were guaranteed byes, which allowed Arizona State (Big 12) and Boise State (Mountain West) to leapfrog several teams ranked ahead of them.

Notre Dame was going from Brian Kelly, a proven head coach with an extensive résumé and the school’s all-time leader in wins, to Marcus Freeman, who had been a defensive coordinator for only a few years and had spent only one season in South Bend, Ind.