The Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) meet Monday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.

The Notre Dame offensive lineman -- then a freshman -- and his teammates had just finished an 11-1 season only to be hit with the news that their head coach, Brian Kelly, was leaving for LSU while they still had an outside shot at making the College Football Playoff.

The longest college football season in history has just one game remaining. 132 teams have seen their seasons come to an end, and now only two remain: Notre Dame and Ohio State.