Backing up Love is Jadarian Price, who’s had a solid year toting the football himself. He and Love form a nice 1-2 punch and Price can handle the workload should Love be sidelined. Aneyas Williams has had some key carries, as well. Devyn Ford is next off the bench following Wiliams.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have their work cut out against No. 8 Ohio State in Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship game. Fortunately for Notre Dame, it got good news about one of its top injured offensive stars coming off its last-second 27-24 win over No.

Love has hurdled defenders from USC, Penn State and more, and he has no plans on stopping as the Irish head into the CFP championship game.

Based on how the games went during Jeremiyah Love's visits to Notre Dame, its an upset that he wound up in South Bend.

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love has been hampered by a knee injury since the regular-season finale against the USC Trojans. He even wore a brace during Notre Dame’s 27-24 win over Penn State in the Capital One Orange Bowl — the victory that sent the Fighting Irish to the national championship game against Ohio State.

Jeremiyah Love could not be kept out of the end zone during Notre Dame’s Orange Bowl battle with Penn State on Thursday night, and gave an incredible effort to score a wild touchdown for the Fighting Irish. Love’s Herculean effort to get into the end zone early in the fourth quarter briefly gave Notre Dame their first lead of the game.

Ohio State had a couple snoozers to start things off as they dominated their first two CFP games. Ohio State blew out Tennessee at home in the first round as they won 42-17, and then they smoked one seed Oregon in the quarterfinals as it was 31-0 halfway through the second quarter. They cruised to a 41-21 win.

Jan 9, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) celebrates a touch down in the second half against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

St. Louis native Jeremiyah Love wants to "shock the world" with his impact in Notre Dame's game vs. Penn State.

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, who has been battling a knee injury, is on track to play against Penn State in the CFP semifinal at the Orange Bowl.

The Fighting Irish star running back confirms he’s ready to face Ohio State as Notre Dame chases its first national title in decades.