Notre Dame will bring an offense that has done pretty well this season into the College Football Playoff title game. While the passing game has been hit or miss, the running game has been its biggest strength and usually makes the biggest difference on that side of the ball. And even though some of the top offensive players have tailed off a bit recently, there are plenty of players behind them to pick up the slack.
Ohio State brings a defense that has been unmatched for an Irish opponent or really an opponent for every other team it has played this season. The Buckeyes don’t rank lower than sixth nationally in any of the below categories and are in the top three for four of the five. That includes two categories in which they’re at the very top.
Needless to say, the Irish’s offense has its work cut out for it. Take a look below and see where it might be able to find a weakness in the Buckeyes as tall of an order as that might be: