Megan Briggs/Getty Images Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard argued this year's national championship game is the work of some divine intervention. Leonard, 22, and the Fighting Irish will face The Ohio State University in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday,

He’s been somebody who’s led by example,” the Irish QB said of his grandfather. “A lot of the lessons I’ve learned have come from him."

Riley Leonard and Will Howard are just two of the transfers poised to impact the CFP National Championship Game.

The one common denominator between the Irish teams that lost to Ohio State in the past two seasons was quarterback play. It wasn't Leonard then. but it's Leonard now.

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) throws oranges to his teammates after winning the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game against Penn State, Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla. Leonard grew up in Fairhope. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) AP

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.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the last two teams standing in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, and they'll compete for a national championship on Monday night.