Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the independent Irish are comfortable continuing to give up access to a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff -- something currently granted to only the four highest-ranked conference champions -- as long as the fate of conference championship games remains the same.

Notre Dame football will be without starting left tackle Anthonie Knapp in the National Championship game on Monday.

The CFP Championship game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan, 20. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch Ohio State vs. Notre Dame. You can watch the Ohio State vs. Notre Dame championship game starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.