The 2025 CFP national championship game between the Fighting irish and Buckeyes will kick off on Monday, Jan. 20, set for a 7:30 p.m. EST. January 20th is the latest national title game in the sport's history, thanks to the expanded 12-team playoff extending the season by a few weeks.

(AP) — The toughest game Notre Dame will play this season is obviously going to happen on Jan. 20, the College Football Playoff national championship game in Atlanta against ... 16-14 to Northern Illinois. All week long, the Irish heard the whispers.

Notre Dame should have reasons to feel great about the national title game, but it also should have cause for concern against Ohio State.

On Thursday night, Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock ... for the CFP championship in Atlanta. Hammond plans on remaining in Illinois instead of traveling for the game because he ...

I spoke to Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman about destiny. Now his Irish are playing for the national champinship. And there's more to the story.

Notre Dame football was rolling after a win at Texas A&M, a game many thought would slingshot the Irish to an undefeated season. Then NIU happened.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Kennard Davis' 24 points helped Southern Illinois defeat Northern Iowa 73-49 on Saturday night.

MVC schedule includes Saturday’s matchup with the Northern Iowa Panthers (11-7, 5-2 MVC) at Banterra Center. It starts at 7:00 PM ET on

Pace Academy graduate Jayden Thomas is part of a Fighting Irish squad which won in Atlanta in October and hopes to win national title on same field Monday night

Northern Illinois aims to end its four-game slide with a win against Bowling Green. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.

Northern Iowa Panthers (11-7, 5-2 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (7-11, 2-5 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -5; over/under is 143 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois takes on Northern Iowa after Ali Abdou Dibba scored 22 points in Southern Illinois' 73-51 win over the Missouri State Bears.

QB Riley Leonard and the Fighting Irish have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses on their path to the title game, but the nation’s top-ranked unit awaits them on Monday.