Out of its lowest moment of the season came clarity for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Raw emotions. Honesty. Hard conversations that were long overdue. It all came spilling out in a players-only meeting on the Tuesday after Ohio State's devastating loss to Michigan in the final weekend of the regular season.

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day was brutally honest about the impact the loss to Michigan had on his program. The Buckeyes have responded to this brutal defeat in extraordinary fashion. Ohio S

When Ohio State lost to Michigan on Nov. 30, it legitimately felt like the end of an era for Ryan Day. And yet, he managed to bounce back from that loss and get the Buckeyes all the way to the national championship game.

A year after they celebrated a title, Wolverines supporters are left praying for an outcome that makes both teams miserable; ‘a controversial win that we could question forever’

Today, let’s review the paths Ohio State and Notre Dame took to get to the College Football Playoff national championship, which will be Monday in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET (watch on ESPN or Fubo, which you can try for free ). Plus, we’ll reveal your title predictions.