Notre Dame and Ohio State will play for the national championship. Before we get there, Joel Klatt shared his takeaways from the CFP semifinals.

On the back end, Texas has allowed only eight passing scores this year and ranks No. 3 in pass defense success rate. All-American cornerback Jahdae Barron had a standout season with five interceptions and 11 pass breakups and is a key cog in the hopes of slowing down Ohio State receivers Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka.

One more spot in the College Football Playoff national championship game as the Ohio State Buckeyes battle the Texas Longhorns Friday night in the semifinal round.