1970 Cotton Bowl: 21-17 loss to No. 1 Texas ... In the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, Notre Dame hosted the Hoosiers for the battle of Indiana in South Bend.

Ohio State's jubilant run through the playoffs makes you wonder what in the world college football was waiting for. A national championship column.

Let's take a look at the college football teams with the most national championships in the AP Top 25 rankings era, since ...

Notre Dame comes in as a solid team that has done a nice job in competitive football games down the CFP ... 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002 and 2014. Of course, the last two titles were won in the BCS ...

1970, 1989, 1993, 2012) Notre Dame has only made it into the College Football Playoff three total times, including this year's run. Their first appearance was in 2018 where they earned the No. 3 ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 5 Penn State are coming off rather divergent College Football Playoff quarterfinal ... The Nittany Lions then beat Missouri (1970) and LSU (1974 ...

It's fitting that the first 12-team college football playoff will feature two of the country's most storied programs in Ohio State and Notre Dame ... Dolphins, 1970-74)** Joe Burrow also played ...

Here's a look at how many national championships Ohio State football has won heading into the Buckeyes' CFP title game matchup with Notre Dame: ...

Notre Dame: REQUIRED READING:What's the biggest play in Ohio State football history ... which included national championships in 1954, 1968, 1970 and 2002.

Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship ... It would be only the third national title since 1970 for what is perhaps the top job in the sport. Notre Dame: The Irish ...

"It should be consistent across college football," Franklin said. "This is no knock at (Freeman) or Notre Dame, but I think everybody ... Cotton Bowl matchups in 1970-71. Even better if it's ...

In Ohio State's case, following Monday's College Football Playoff win over Notre Dame, the Buckeyes claim nine national championships — 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014 and 2024.