This loss for Notre Dame to Ohio State in the national title game wasn't Alabama 2013 all over again, but there were similarites. The differences were huge, though.

Three years after Brian Kelly left for LSU, Notre Dame is in the national championship game. Here's why the players think Marcus Freeman got them this far.

Notre Dame made a great College Football Playoff run, winning three games before arriving in Atlanta. Ohio State put an end to the goal of winning a national championship though, taking down the Irish 34-23.