Ohio State vs. Notre Dame: Championship Game Preview

Watch Ohio State vs. Notre Dame: Championship Game Preview - SportsGrid on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00It's Ohio State and Notre Dame.

00:02Zeno, we're now just a few days away.

00:04The guys are getting to the ATL to get ready for this National

00:08Championship matchup, meeting with the media, sharing their

00:11thoughts on how this game is going to be played.

00:15The oddsmakers have already shared there.

00:18They expect it to be a lopsided affair for the Buckeyes.

00:21Eight and a half point spread, was nine and a half at open,

00:25has worked its way down ever so slightly, but still north of

00:29a touchdown, total 46 and a half for two of the three best

00:33scoring defenses all year long in college football.

00:37That's what the oddsmakers believe.

00:39How close does Mark Zeno think the National Championship game

00:42will be on Monday night?

00:44Well, I will be there in attendance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

00:48on Monday.

00:48So I will have a good seat to this whole thing.

00:52I don't know that Notre Dame can win this game.

00:55I think they can keep it close to stay with inside the number.

00:57I don't think it's all that much of a stretch.

00:59My biggest matchup issue here, and you know, no disrespect to

01:03Indiana, but they just don't have the horses in the barn that

01:06that other teams in the playoff did, right?

01:08I think it's fair to say that at this point in time, but the

01:12Notre Dame defense has not faced a passing offense like this.

01:16Georgia doesn't have people on the outside like Ohio State

01:18doesn't, neither does Penn State.

01:19Tyler Warren is a fantastic tight end and will be one of

01:22the probably first drafted tight ends in the NFL this year,

01:25but he's not the threat that Smith and Agupa are on the

01:27outside for Ohio State.

01:28Like this is just a complete mismatch in favor of the Buckeyes

01:32as Ben chuckles at me and smiles because he's going to tell me

01:35again, I'm wrong.

01:36And yes, I'm going to bet against Notre Dame for the fourth

01:37straight game and I'm going to be wrong again for the fourth

01:39straight game.

01:40So I'm going to lay the eight and a half with Ohio State

01:42because at this point, I'm all in.