After three thrilling rounds, simply two groups are left standing with a shot on the School Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship. 7-seed Notre Dame is about to tackle 8-seed Ohio State for all of the marbles on Monday, Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. 

Each groups reached the title recreation through hard-fought semifinal wins over brand-name opponents. The Preventing Irish used a late interception to arrange a go-ahead subject purpose within the recreation’s closing seconds to knock off Penn State 24-21. The following day, Ohio State turned a fourth-and-goal right into a strip-sack rating to carry off a late Texas cost in a 28-14 victory over the Longhorns. 

The Buckeyes personal a 6-2 all-time collection lead over Notre Dame. That benefit features a victory in final 12 months’s 17-14 thriller in South Bend, Indiana. The Buckeyes are looking for their first title since 2014. On the opposite facet, a win for Notre Dame would give the Irish their first nationwide championship since 1988. 

2024-25 School Soccer Playoff schedule

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Nationwide Championship

Monday, Jan. 20

• (8) Ohio State vs. (7) Notre Dame: 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
  Mercedes-Benz Stadium — Atlanta

2024-25 School Soccer Playoff scores

First spherical

• (7) Notre Dame 27, (10) Indiana 17 | Recap
  Notre Dame Stadium — South Bend, Indiana
• (6) Penn State 38, (11) SMU 10 | Recap
  Beaver Stadium — State School, Pennsylvania
• (5) Texas 38, (12) Clemson 24 | Recap
  Darrell Okay. Royal Memorial Stadium — Austin, Texas
• (8) Ohio State 42, (9) Tennessee 17 | Recap 
  Ohio Stadium — Columbus, Ohio 

Quarterfinals 

• Fiesta Bowl — (6) Penn State 31, (3) Boise State 14 | Recap
  State Farm Stadium — Glendale, Ariz.
• Peach Bowl — (5) Texas 39, (4) Arizona State 31 | Recap
  Mercedes-Benz Stadium — Atlanta
• Rose Bowl — (8) Ohio State 41, (1) Oregon 21 | Recap
  Rose Bowl — Pasadena, Calif.
• Sugar Bowl — (7) Notre Dame 23, (2) Georgia 10 | Recap
  Caesars Superdome — New Orleans

Semifinals

• Orange Bowl — (7) Notre Dame 27, (6) Penn State 24 | Recap
  Laborious Rock Stadium — Miami Gardens, Fla. 
• Cotton Bowl — (8) Ohio State 28, (5) Texas 14 | Recap
  AT&T Stadium — Arlington, Texas