The college football season concludes Monday with Notre Dame taking on Ohio State in the FBS National Championship game.

Jack Kiser walked up the tunnel toward Notre Dame ’s locker room beneath Mercedes-Benz Stadium, tears welling in his bloodshot eyes, as if the linebacker had anything else to pour out. Behind him, all the scarlet and white confetti had fallen as Ohio State ’s national championship party swayed,

Ohio State on Monday won the national championship after taking down the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23. It is the program's ninth claimed title and the first since the 2014-15 season.