ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis and insider Pete Thamel made their predictions for Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. And neither were too optimistic about the Fighting Irish pulling off the upset over the favored Buckeyes,

The first edition of the 12-team College Football Playoff is not perfect, according to ESPN's Rece Davis, who believes there is at least one change that he expects the "powers that be" to fix "immediately."

Critics of ESPN's involvement with the College Football Playoff aren't hard to find, and network host Rece Davis issued a blunt statement regarding comments he has received following the quarterfinals.

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Rece Davis and the "College GameDay Podcast" crew reviewed the College Football Playoff national championship matchup between Ohio State and Notre Dame shortly after the Buckeyes' win over Texas.

ESPN plans to leave no stone unturned in its coverage of Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game between the 7th-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes.

College football’s system thrives on chaos. Too many teams and flawed schedules fuel endless debates. Bold reforms could fix it, but until then, expect the same

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban was surprised by the news of his hall of fame selection on ESPN's College Gameday.

Herbstreit, who appears on “Thursday Night Football” alongside Al Michaels for Prime Video, has appeared on “College GameDay” in addition to calling college football games on Saturdays for ESPN.

"College GameDay," ESPN's popular college football pregame show is heading to the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, where Ohio State faces Texas.

No team in the FBS played more man-to-man coverage than Notre Dame this season, per ESPN Research, as the Irish played man on 57% of dropbacks. Meanwhile, Ohio State has seen man coverage on only 25% of Will Howard's dropbacks this season.

ESPN could've said no to Kirk Herbstreit having his dog at college football games. Programs could've, too. Instead, we're gifted a bit of humanity.