Ryan Day feels Ohio State’s momentum entering the national championship game but thinks the Buckeyes need to play their best game of the year against Notre Dame.

The ongoing feud between Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz never ceases to amaze me. With their respective schools going at it for a national championship, Holtz's latest dig at Day is the stuff of legend.

Ryan Day, Ohio State's head coach, and Chip Kelly, the team's offensive coordinator, are both from New Hampshire. Both got their start as players at the University of New Hampshire. The team is looking to secure its first CFP Championship win since the game's inaugural run in 2015.

After a win over the Texas Longhorns to advance to the national championship game, Day recalled the adversity his Ohio State team has faced.

No one is going to mistake blue bloods Notre Dame and Ohio State for a Cinderella, but the winner of Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship will complete one of the greatest redemption arcs in modern college football history.

Ohio State's last win over Michigan was in 2019 when Sawyer was in high school. However, this season's loss to the rival may have hurt the most for the senior defender, as it was on the Buckeyes' senior day. Plus, the game ended in a brawl between both teams after a Michigan flag was planted in the middle of Ohio State's field.

Notre Dame (14-1) and Ohio State (13-2) will meet on Jan. 20 in Atlanta to claim the first championship of the 12-team CFP.

It started following last year's meeting between the two teams, which saw Day fire back at Holtz, who questioned the physicality of Ohio State before the game. Although Holtz is 88 years old, he didn't forget Day's comments and took a jab at him on social media on Wednesday.

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Ohio State last won a national championship in 2014, but that was when Urban Meyer was the head coach in Columbus. Ryan Day is seeking his first title with the Buckeyes, and a chance to redeem himself after a gnarly 13-10 loss to Michigan at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 30.

Our Ohio State and Notre Dame beat writers talked Buckeyes vs. Fighting Irish predictions and who will win the CFP national championship game.