This loss for Notre Dame to Ohio State in the national title game wasn't Alabama 2013 all over again, but there were similarites. The differences were huge, though.
The Orange Bowl was a huge win for that program. The fact that they made it all this way — against Penn State, no less — speaks to the job Freeman has done. To go from losing to Northern Illinois at the beginning of the season to playing for a national championship is unheard of.
Opinions vary widely on Alabama, LSU, Miami, Illinois and BYU when it comes to the Way-Too-Early Top 25 projections.
LSU head coach Brian Kelly did himself no favors when he recently backtracked previous comments about his former team, Notre Dame.
LSU head coach Brian Kelly remains in headlines after his former program, Notre Dame, punched its ticket to the National Championship on Thursday night. Kelly
University Lab five-star interior offensive lineman Lamar Brown ranks as the No. 1 player in Louisiana as he gears up for his senior campaign.
Current LSU head coach Brian Kelly had a lengthy stint at the helm of the Notre Dame program. Before this season, Notre Dame’s last title appearance was under Kelly in 2012. Kelly and Notre Dame fell short to a loaded Alabama team. CBS Sports spoke to Kelly at the coach’s convention, and Kelly offered his thoughts on this year’s title game.
Alabama hammered the Fighting Irish 42-14 in the BCS Championship Game. However, it was later discovered that Notre Dame committed NCAA violations during that time, so had to vacate wins from 2012 and 2013.
With just days to go before the National Championship Game, LSU's experienced head coach Brian Kelly has made his pick between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
LSU coach Brian Kelly says he's rooting for former school Notre Dame in the CFP final. But would a championship win for the Irish mean more pressure for him?
The program he left, Notre Dame, is preparing for the College Football Playoff national championship against Ohio State on Jan. 20 in Atlanta, under the guidance of Marcus Freeman. The program Kelly joined after leaving Notre Dame in November 2021, LSU, missed this year's College Football Playoff for the third consecutive season under his watch.