Notre Dame will enter Monday night’s national championship game in Atlanta as a long shot. A team few expect to win. An 8.5-point underdog against Ohio State. Since 2013, the only team that was a bigger underdog in the sport’s final game was TCU two years ago,

Georgia (No. 30) and Indiana (No. 2). Notre Dame (14-1) and Ohio State (13-2) meet Monday night in Atlanta for the 12-team format’s first national championship game. Ohio State’s defense is ranked No.