Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. This is the only Big Ten Podcast that’ll cover all 18 teams. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.

The 2024 college football season is coming to an end as Ohio State and Notre Dame are gearing up to face off in Atlanta with a national championship on the line. Dante and Jordan are back to discuss the game but as always they start on a tangent about Marvel movies, Disney, and their decision to flood the market with content. In other news, Penn State has been on a roll this week with draft-eligibility players deciding to return to Happy Valley for the 2025 college football season. 

Michigan led this charge in 2023 and won a national championship. Ohio State’s draft-eligible players returned for the 2024 season and they’re in the national championship and are favored to win. Penn State is looking to be the third straight Big Ten team to head to the national championship game after star players decided to turn down the NFL. As of recording, Penn State has returned quarterback Drew Allar, running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen, and defensive end Dani Denis-Sutton. Thats just a few of the names as the Nittany Lions look to set up a deep run in 2025. 

Dante and Jordan take a moment to recap the semi-final games from last week. Ohio State proved that they can win a tight game against one of the best teams in the country. Previous Ohio State teams probably would’ve lost this game but this team fought til the end and earned their spot in the national championship. Notre Dame and Penn State turned into an instant classic and one of the best games of the year. After a defensive battle through three quarters, both offenses exploded in the fourth quarter for a combined 31 points with Notre Dame winning the game on a last-minute field goal. 

Ohio State has been on a mission all season with one goal in mind, winning a national championship. They are 60 minutes away from bringing home their first national championship since 2014 but they have to get past Notre Dame and Marcus Freeman. No one expected the Fighting Irish to make it this far but fighting is apt as they fought through adversity to reach this stage. To shock the world Notre Dame will need to find a way to score against the Silver Bullets, can their defense slow down Jeremiah Smith and the Buckeyes to give themselves a chance?

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