Notre Dame fans and players unite in their underdog role as they face a tough challenge in the CFP National Championship.

If accurate, the 500 ticket allotment is a drastic change from earlier CFP playoff games. According to Front Office Sports, visiting teams were given 3,500 tickets during the playoffs (which itself is a large change from the regular season). FOS also ...

In the CFP semifinals, Notre Dame trailed Penn State 10-0 when Leonard's head hit the turf, sending him to the injury tent to be evaluated for a potential concussion. Backup quarterback Steve Angeli, who hadn't played outside of mop-up time all season, came in and hit his first five pass attempts, helping set up a field goal before halftime.