Rep. Michael Baumgartner wants to change that. The Spokane Republican said in an interview Wednesday that he plans to make reforming college sports a major focus of his first term in office and he is preparing ambitious legislation that would rein in what he sees as an out-of-control system that’s bad for student-athletes.

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.

Ohio State and Notre Dame arrived in Atlanta on their charter flights on Friday as the teams moved closer to Monday night’s College Football Playoff national championship

Ohio State and Notre Dame are a pair of college football programs rooted in history and tradition. For the Buckeyes, iconic names range from coach Woody Hayes and running back Archie Griffin to coach Ryan Day and defensive end Jack Sawyer.

Independence in college football is not without its drawbacks, but Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman laid out its benefits in advance of the Orange Bowl.

College football's champion will be crowned when the eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes battle the seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish in

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Ohio State battles Notre Dame in this year's College Football Playoff National Championship. Here are the numbers to know!

If Ohio State football plays on January 20 like it has since the College Football Playoff started, the Buckeyes will hoist their ninth national championship

The new format bodes well for the school's continued football independence, which has been an integral part of the Notre Dame experience for decades.

That is precisely what Ohio State and Notre Dame accomplished. Both squads are undefeated in the weeks and months following those upsets. In order to fully avenge the slip-ups, though, they need to win one more game.