Ohio State purposely has been pacing itself on offense all season, huddling more and trying to limit the number of snaps in each game of what the Buckeyes hoped and anticipated would be a long run.

With less than one week until the College Football Playoff national championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame, the Buckeyes’ coordinators will offer their thoughts Tuesday afternoon. This is Kelly’s first season on the Ohio State coaching staff but not his first trip to a championship game.

Ohio State football enters the National Championship game as the heavy favorite over No. 5 Notre Dame. The Buckeyes have been on a tear recently, coming off three dominant victories over legit title contenders.

Notre Dame is really beat up in the trenches heading into the College Football Playoff National Championship game vs. Ohio State. However, there is one silver lining to their season going on this long.