Notre Dame fans share their thoughts on the heartbreaking loss to Ohio State, reflecting on what went wrong and what’s next for the Irish.

Notre Dame fell to Ohio State in the national championship on Monday night. Here are the highlights from the Fighting Irish's loss:

Alumni playing for Ohio State and Notre Dame were introduced at halftime of the boys game, just four days after the Buckeyes won the national title.

Notre Dame fell in the national championship to Ohio State, 34-23. Things looked like it was towards blowout city when Ohio State scored in the third quarter to make things 31-7, but as was the case all year with the Fighting Irish,

Notre Dame and Ohio State rest somewhere in the middle on roster construction, leaning toward high school recruits.

The college football season concludes Monday with Notre Dame taking on Ohio State in the FBS National Championship game.

The Ohio State Buckeyes ended up winning the National Championship Game by a final score of 34-23 over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Throughout the majority of

Jesse Temple: Ohio State has been a juggernaut during a three-game winning streak in the Playoff, embarrassing Tennessee and Oregon. Notre Dame has won 13 straight games and put together a fantastic season. But Ohio State’s balance and overall talent should emerge. … Ohio State 24, Notre Dame 14.

The two were among tens of thousands of Ohio State fans who flooded the stadium Sunday to celebrate the Buckeyes' most recent national title and their second earned as part of the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes won the first ever four-team playoff a decade ago and have now also won the first 12-team playoff.

Ohio State and Notre Dame are two of the biggest brands in college football, but the television ratings weren’t exactly indicative of that. The game had 22.1 million viewers, and peaked with 26.1 million viewers in the 8:30-8:45 p.