ATLANTA — Quinshon Judkins had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving score and quarterback Will Howard had a near-perfect first half as No. 8 seed Ohio State held off No. 7 seed Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday.The Buckeyes (14-2) led 31-7 in the third quarter before Notre Dame (14-2) rallied on TD receptions of 34 and 30 by Jaden Greathouse and a pair of two-point conversions to make it 31-23 with 4:15 left in the game.An Ohio State third-and-11 pass reception of 56 yards to Jeremiah Smith put the ball at the Notre Dame 10 with 2:29 to go, and Jayden Fielding made a clinching 33-yard field goal with 26 seconds left.Howard was 17 of 21 for 231 yards and two touchdowns, Smith had five catches for 88 yards and a score, and Judkins rushed for 100 yards on 11 carries.Ohio State completed a four-game romp through the first 12-team CFP bracket, winning each of its playoff contests by a multi-score margin. The postseason blitz followed a regular-season-ending loss to rival Michigan that led to questions about the job stability of Buckeyes coach Ryan Day.After recording both a receiving touchdown and a rushing TD in the first half, Judkins ran for 70 yards to the Irish 5 on the second play of the third quarter, the longest run in CFP final history. He then carried it in from the 1 three plays later to make 28-7.The lead expanded to 31-7 on a 46-yard field goal by Fielding after a Notre Dame fake punt failed.The Fighting Irish pulled within 31-15 with 3:03 left in the third on a 34-yard reception by Greathouse of a pass from Riley Leonard and a two-point-conversion pass from Leonard to Jeremiyah Love.