Usually, Chris Fowler receives a ton of praise from college football fans for being a fair play-by-play broadcaster. That's not the case this Monday night though. While the excitement has certainly been there from Fowler,

Approximately 15 seconds later while Kirk Herbstreit was talking, Ohio State snapped the ball and Will Howard tossed the ball to Emeka Egbuka. As Egbuka was brought down after a b

While recapping the game with Herbstreit and Scott Van Pelt, Fowler made a bold claim that Notre Dame's first possession was the best opening drive he'd ever seen. He acknowledged how solid of a defense the drive came against and how much time it chewed.

Notre Dame may have gotten a little too cute on one of their playcalls in Monday's national championship game against Ohio State. The Fighting Irish

Urban Meyer hired Ash as co-defensive coordinator for the 2014-15 seasons at Ohio State. In 2014 Ash was part of the Buckeye squad that won the national championship. Ohio State ranked 26th in scoring defense (22.0), 19th in total defense (342.4 YPG) and 25th in yards per play (5.0).

Here’s who’s on the call for ESPN’s broadcast of the College Football Playoff national title game between Ohio State and Notre Dame.

Chris Ash, a former Rutgers head coach who spent the past four years in the NFL, will be Notre Dame's new defensive coordinator.

Irish Illustrated's Tim O'Malley also contributed to this story. Notre Dame is seriously considering Chris Ash as the ... serving in the same role with the Fighting Irish for the previous three ...

What channel is Ohio State vs Notre Dame game on? How to watch College Football Playoff national championship game, with time, TV, streaming, more.

The Notre Dame Fighting ... but the Irish finally showed some life when Jaden Greathouse scored a touchdown. As Ohio State took over on offense ESPN announcers Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit ...

Tyler Merrill is a four-star recruit according to 247 Sports. He is the #61 player in the 2026 recruiting class, the #5 IOL and the #2 player in the state of Pennsylvania. Merrill currently attends Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Notre Dame made a big-time addition to its 2026 recruiting class on Thursday as it added an elite offensive lineman from Pennsylvania.