The finale of the first 12-team College Football Playoff is set: Following a frantic final 10 minutes in Miami, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish advanced to the title game with a 27-24 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Ohio State football will play Notre Dame in the national title game. Who did the Austin American-Statesman sports staff pick in the CFP bracket?

The first 12-team College Football Playoff is down to the final two contenders: Notre Dame and Ohio State. The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish and eighth-seeded Buckeyes will meet Jan. 20 at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T.

The two teams that will compete to win the College Football Playoff national title are now set. Following Ohio State's 28-14 win over Texas on Friday

Jack Sawyer and Quinn Ewers were roommates at Ohio State for a time, and the two players had a reunion of sorts when the Buckeyes defensive end forced a fumble

Ohio State opened as a 9.5-point favorite over Notre Dame, a line that if it holds, would be tied for the second-largest spread in a CFP national championship game.

Ohio State is favored by more than a touchdown against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

Penn State fans watch Nittany Lions fall to Notre Dame in College Football Playoff semifinals 02:14 (KDKA) — Notre Dame advanced to the championship game of the College Football

Sports' Mackenzie Salmon discusses Notre Dame's win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl and what the Irish will bring to the National Championship.