Playing a day too late, No. 8 Notre Dame (10-2) meets No. 7 Ohio State (11-1) in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Both programs entered the season with national championship aspirations, but failed to deliver. For the Fighting Irish, it was that last-second loss to Stanford -- not a 24-22 loss to Clemson -- that kept them from Thursday's College Football Playoff.
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The Buckeyes -- who lost 17-14 to Michigan State -- will be left wondering if they could've done better against Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. The Spartans were undressed 38-0 by the Crimson Tide.
It's a battle of the "what ifs," but only one program will start the new year on the right foot in Arizona.
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A free live stream of the contest can be found here.
Preview
Game Time: 11:00 a.m. MST
Location: University of Phoenix Stadium
Weather: N/A (Indoor Stadium)
Odds, via ESPN: Ohio State -7, per Bovada
Radio: ESPN Radio
TV: ESPN
What They're Saying
Urban Meyer: "It's going to be a great game. Two traditional powers, Notre Dame and Ohio State... " MORE>>> pic.twitter.com/Suhr9b9OWO
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) December 30, 2015
"It's Notre Dame vs Ohio State, it doesn't get much better than that; its two Midwest powers." pic.twitter.com/hFZRB2Up3w
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 29, 2015
VIDEO: #NotreDame QB DeShone Kizer, on his motivation to beat Ohio State. https://t.co/kC9W47LIN2 pic.twitter.com/SREp3dNpr6
— Mike Vorel (@mikevorel) December 23, 2015
Asked Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly about Braxton Miller, who he recruited when he was head coach at Cincinnati: pic.twitter.com/A1jTB3crb3
— Eric Seger (@EricSeger33) December 30, 2015
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