A couple of years ago, colleague Andy Nesbitt, writing for For The Win, authored an article arguing that college football’s national championship game being on Monday night is one of the dumbest things in sports.

Leave it be. Enjoy the show. Let a good thing be a good thing. This 12-team College Football Playoff format works beautifully.

NFL playoffs got underway Saturday afternoon with the Los Angeles Chargers visiting the Houston Texans. As is usually the case, there will be no shortage of former Alabama football players on NFL playoff rosters on Wild Card weekend.

College football is deeper than we thought. As many as five or six teams this season were championship-quality. Nothing flukish about the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish, except for the fortune and favor of time.

The College Football Playoff committee let Channel 2 Action News get a closer look at the trophy. Officials brought it to our midtown Atlanta studios on Thursday.

In the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. Those are just a few of hundreds of numbers that describe Ohio State and Notre Dame, two of the sport’s preeminent brands. Here’s what to know — cultures,

Now, we've got one more game left. On Monday night in Atlanta (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), Ohio State, a nearly 10-point favorite, will seek its first national title in 10 years while underdog Notre Dame will seek its first in 36.

College Football Playoff national championship game odds, predictions, picks for Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday, Jan. 20.