Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman has dropped a bold statement on Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day before the National Championship Game.

The Ohio State Buckeyes season could have gone a much different way after the team's upset loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the regular season finale. Ahead of the Buckeyes' national title matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, several Ohio State players opened up about how the team handled the loss to the Wolverines.

Ryan Day got 100% on the significance of the Michigan loss ahead of the Buckeyes' clash with Notre Dame in the National Championship.

Weeks after facing immense pressure following another Ohio State loss to Michigan, Day is a win away from the college football mountaintop.

Three straight wins in the College Football Playoff landed the Buckeyes in the championship game against Notre Dame on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. A win over the Fighting Irish will keep his critics at bay.

Ryan Day will lead Ohio State into the national championship game against Notre Dame on Monday, and it has been a turbulent journey filled with vitriol for the head coach

There's no question that Ohio State's fourth consecutive loss to Michigan back on Nov. 30 sent shockwaves through Columbus. The Buckeyes, who had entered the matchup as a three-touchdown favorite, looked completely rattled against a Wolverine defense that held them to a season low 10 points.

The Ohio State Buckeyes were down out. They'd just lost to rival Michigan for the fourth consecutive year and, in turn, missed out on the Big Ten