Ohio State coach Ryan Day is hugging players with confetti falling overhead. His Buckeyes, who beat Notre Dame 34-23 Monday to win the national title, have cemented their place in program history. The coach himself has stamped an Urban Meyer seal onto his John Cooper-esque resume.

Of all the unholy alliances, Michigan fans rooting for Notre Dame is one that violates every cardinal rule of college football.

A year after they celebrated a title, Wolverines supporters are left praying for an outcome that makes both teams miserable; ‘a controversial win that we could question forever’