Rapid Fire: Notre Dame vs Ohio State College Football National Championship Edition

Irish Breakdown

Irish Breakdown has an all Rapid Fire show to preview Monday's national championship football game between Notre Dame and Ohio State. Some of today's topics include:

* Fill-in the blank...You are most confident in BLANK going into the national championship game.

* Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame needs to play its BLANK game to beat Ohio State.

* If the game comes down to one possession at the end of the game Monday night...who are you more confident in: Riley Leonard or Will Howard?

* Leonard said before the playoffs that he hasn’t had a signature moment yet in his career. What would you say is Leonard’s signature moment to this point?

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Riley Leonard says Marcus Freeman has been playing the last two Notre Dame losses to Ohio State in the football facilities this week.

* College football writer Bruce Feldman has a good article on Notre Dame up on The Athletic. Feldman talked to several coaches who have coached against the Irish this season.

-We react to comments from a defensive backs coach who coached against the Irish in the playoffs about the quality of Notre Dame's coaching.

-We react to another comment from a coach about how the Irish self-scout offensively.

-We react to a comment from a defensive coordinator who faced the Irish in the playoffs about the Irish offensive line.

* Has Notre Dame ended its big game narrative or is that still riding on what happens against Ohio State?

* Fill-in the blank...This is Notre Dame’s biggest game since BLANK.

* Who will you feel more differently about if the Irish win Monday night: Marcus Freeman, Brian Kelly or Jack Swarbrick?

* If ND wins it all Monday, do you Buy or Sell a Freeman/Leonard statue?

* The record TV viewership for a national championship game is 33.4 million for Ohio State vs Oregon in 2014. Last year’s Michigan vs Washington game drew 25 million. Will ND vs Ohio State be higher than the 33.4, lower than the 25 or somewhere in between?

Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/

Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com

Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​

Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986

Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown

Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter