Here are three keys and a prediction for the national championship as Ohio State looks to become the third two-loss national champion.

Notre Dame faked a punt and tossed an incomplete pass on 4th-and-2 at its own 30-yard line on the ensuing possession, leading to a short field and more points for the Buckeyes. A field goal pushed the lead to 31-7 for Ohio State with 7:52 left in the third quarter as celebratory sparks started to heat up.

The Ohio State football team arrived in Atlanta on Friday, and it didn’t take long for us to hear from head coach Ryan Day and some of the team. Not only did Day provide some comments directly off the plane on the tarmac — which seems like an odd place to hold a press conference — but he came back on Saturday with some media availability as well.