Notre Dame's 2024 season was a success in many areas. The team made it back to the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2020, and they won three games within that playoff to advance to the national championship.

Ohio State and Notre Dame are two of the biggest brands in college football, but the television ratings weren’t exactly indicative of that. The game had 22.1 million viewers, and peaked with 26.1 million viewers in the 8:30-8:45 p.

The College Football Playoff is in uncharted territory and injuries are piling up, forcing teams to manage a survival of the fittest gauntlet.