The Irish Illustrated team has its finger on the pulse of Notre Dame transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after the Irish lost to Ohio State in the CFP National Championship

Then, for the biggest play of the game, Notre Dame decided to leave Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith on an island. It was third and 12 and the Fighting Irish would get the ball back with a stop with a chance to tie the game. Smith completely burned his defender and he was wide open for a huge gain, and he iced the game.

The Ohio State-Notre Dame game averaged 22.1 million viewers on Monday night. While that was the most-watched game in the 2024 College Football Playoffs, it was also down significantly from last year's championship game between the Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies, which averaged 25.05 million viewers a year ago.