The Ohio State football team will take on Notre Dame in the National Championship Game on Monday. It will be ten days after the Buckeyes beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl. It's a game that both teams think they can win. With how talented each team is, that makes sense.
This game hasn't been played yet, as mentioned above. It won't be played until Monday evening. You wouldn't know that if you were a Notre Dame fan. In fact, Under Armour, the apparel brand that makes Notre Dame clothing has mistakenly released a shirt celebrating an Irish victory.
Under Armour shirt celebrates an Ohio State football loss in the National Championship Game
There is a shirt that is already floating around that has the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as the national champions for this season, despite the game already having been played. In fact, it's available for pre-order on their website right now, and it says "Played Like a Champion Today".
It seems a bit premature to release a shirt celebrating a national championship before the game has been played, don't you think? Nike hasn't done anything similar with an Ohio State shirt. The Buckeyes know that they have to win the game before anything can be celebrated.
If the Buckeyes have their way, this will be one of the shirts that gets donated quickly after it's released. Ohio State is hoping to make it so they are the national champions instead of the Fighting Irish. Tough defense and beating man-to-man coverage will be the keys to doing so.
This is an example of why Ohio State is a Nike school. They would never have anything like this available for pre-order before a game as big as this has been played. The Buckeyes just have another reason to prove Notre Dame wrong.