Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden is on the heels of an NFL job after the Fighting Irish lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday.

After the Notre Dame football team lost to Ohio State in the national title game, Marcus Freeman spoke on the future of the program.

Next up for Notre Dame is Ohio State with the entire sport watching. Here are three keys and a prediction of Monday night.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman shares his emotions after the Irish's loss to Ohio State in the National Championship.

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman is shouldering the blame for the Irish 34-23 loss to Ohio State in Monday night's College Football Playoff National Championship. Notre Dame fell into a 24-point hole against the Buckeyes midway through the third quarter that Freeman said was the result of uncharacteristic mistakes in communication for which he takes all the blame.

Jack Kiser walked up the tunnel toward Notre Dame ’s locker room beneath Mercedes-Benz Stadium, tears welling in his bloodshot eyes, as if the linebacker had anything else to pour out. Behind him, all the scarlet and white confetti had fallen as Ohio State ’s national championship party swayed,

Marcus Freeman was being trolled on social media following some of his decisions. Former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis decided to praise Freeman when he was being brought down.

In a game that seemed out of reach for most of the second half, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish managed to claw their way back against the Ohio State Buckeyes, only to fall short in the final moments. Trailing 28-7 early in the third quarter,

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman shared the logic behind one of his more polarizing decisions in Monday’s national championship game loss to Ohio State.