LeBron James maintains strong ties to his home state of Ohio. ATLANTA (AP) — LeBron James was in attendance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes play Notre Dame for the College Football Playoff championship Monday night. The Buckeyes defeated The Irish 34-24 for its first national championship since 2014.

At long last, the college football national championship game is here, with the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish squaring off in the final game of the season with everything on the table.

Ohio State is rolling in the College Football Playoff national title game. And no one is enjoying it more than LeBron James. The Akron native, and known Ohio State fan, is in Atlanta for the game between the Buckeyes and Notre Dame for college football's national title.

The Ohio State football team came away victorious in the national championship game against Notre Dame by the score of 34-23, and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was in attendance. After the game,