I’m Stephen Mays, that’s the Foul Cry Stick, and that’s Andrew Gillis. We spoke with Marcus Freeman and Ryan Day, the head coaches of Notre Dame and Ohio State, on Sunday afternoon as the introductory press conference for the national championship game.

OSU’s devastating offense ranks Top 10 on each side of the ball in success rate, EPA/play and marginal efficiency. The main areas of weakness on offense are the Ohio State O-line’s ability to handle extra rushers, ranking 78th with a 9.2% blitz down sack rate, and a somewhat elevated 10.2% blown run block rate that checks in at 94th nationally.

Early predictions and best bets for Ohio State versus Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship.