ESPN's SP+ Model Predicts Winner of Notre Dame-Ohio State National Championship
Per Connelly's SP+ predictive model, the final score projection is Ohio State 27.6 to Notre Dame 21.7. Despite the two programs having a combined history of 273 years--Ohio State (1890, 135 years) & Notre Dame (1887, 138 years), the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish have played just eight times, six since 1995.