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Notre Dame’s defense has been outstanding all season and the talented Ohio State offense has played its best ball of the season during the playoff. This will be a huge matchup that will go a long way towards determining the game’s outcome.

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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* Fill-in the blank…Notre Dame released its depth chart for the national championship game today. It’s BLANK that left tackle is listed as Tosh Baker “or” Charles Jagusah.

* Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame’s win over Penn State last week is their biggest win since BLANK.

* We hear comments from Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell and discuss if there are parallels to Marcus Freeman's program at Notre Dame.

* Which team is more likable: Campbell’s Lions or Freeman’s Irish?

* Fill-in the blank…Tommy Rees being named the Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator is BLANK.

* Fill-in the blank...it’s BLANK that Four of the five wild card NFL playoff games that have been played so far have been mostly non-competitive.

* Thoughts on Mike McCarthy being out in Dallas.

* Is Deion Sanders is a legit candidate and is Kellen Moore an enticing candidate?

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Irish Breakdown takes a look at some of the key matchups in the Notre Dame vs Ohio State national championship game. Sean Stires and Jesse Stires discuss their top keys for the Irish against the Buckeyes and take a look at how the Irish could have success running the ball as well as how they could defend OSU receiver Jeremiah Smith and also hear comments from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman on defending Smith as well as the OSU defense.

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Bryan and Trevor break down the latest transfer portal pickups for Notre Dame. They talk about Jared Dawson, Elijah Hughes, Jalen Stroman and Noah Burnette. The show ends with some super chat questions and answers.

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Bryan and Trevor preview Ohio State, who is the next opponent for Notre Dame. We talk how Ohio State got here and what kind of challenge Notre Dame faces.

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Notre Dame doesn’t get the respect it deserves, and its due to past failures and shortcomings. A win over Ohio State is the final nail in the coffin of those faulty narratives. It also propels Notre Dame back into the upper echelon of the college football world.

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Notre Dame and Ohio State will square off in Atlanta for the national championship. This is a case of despite some bumps in the road, the two best teams in college football are the ones playing for the title.

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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* Ohio State head coach Ryan Day's weekend comments on Notre Dame and Lou Holtz.

* Marcus Freeman updates the health of Jeremiyah Love and Beaux Collins and we ask: Can the Irish beat Ohio State without Love and is there a Notre Dame wide receiver who is irreplaceable?

* After hearing Freeman's comments on Notre Dame's recent flu outbreak, we discuss if there should be any lingering concerns.

* Tom Pelissero from the NFL Network says the Chicago Bears want to interview Freeman for their coaching vacancy. What's our confidence that Freeman won't interview?

* There's a lot of conversation on the fact that wo teams that wouldn’t have made it into the old four-team CFP format last year are playing for the national championship this year and that diminishes the regular season. Do you Buy or Sell that?

* College Football scheduled the semifinals and the national championship around the NFL’s wild card weekend with CFP games on Thursday and Friday last week before wildcard weekend...and then the national championship game next Monday...which is after the NFL’s divisional playoff round. Do you Buy or Sell keeping it that way going forward or should they play games on Saturday up against the NFL playoffs?

* Hannah Hidalgo sat out Sunday’s win at Clemson with a sore ankle. The Irish still won 67-58. Will she play in this week's game against Georgia Tech?

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Notre Dame is a heavy underdog against Ohio State in next week's National Championship Game and virtually no one thinks the Irish have a chance to beat the Buckeyes. Irish Breakdown's Sean Stires and Vince DeDario discusses if that can help the Irish in this matchup. We also have comments from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman on offensive linemen Anthonie Knapp and Rocco Spindler's health and more.

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In part three of the Upon Further Review breakdown of the Notre Dame win over Penn State, Vince and Trevor dive into the film one last time and discuss what they may have missed, good and bad, during the live viewing of the Orange Bowl.

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