In the history of the college football, no team has faced a tougher path to the championship. OSU fell to No. 8 in the CFP bracket after losing to Michigan but outscored its four postseason opponents – No. 9 Tennessee, No. 1 Oregon, No. 5 Texas and No. 7 Notre Dame – by a combined score of 145-75.
A campus, city and fan base that expects success finally broke through, reclaiming its spot atop the college football throne.
Ohio State beat Notre Dame, 34-23, to cap off the 2024 college football season. The Buckeyes made history by becoming the first national champion in the CFP era to finish with two losses. One of those setbacks,
Ohio State coach Ryan Day made it to the promiseland and delivered the Buckeyes their first national title since 2014, but the journey was far from a fairytale, according to his family.
Around a year ago, the mood in Columbus was quite different. Three straight losses to Michigan was a gut punch but the pain got worse on Jan. 8 when the Wolverines won the national championship. Jim Harbaugh finally broke through,
After the loss to Michigan, Ohio State reeled off four straight wins and won a national title in Ryan Day's sixth season. It was a remarkable end to a rollercoaster season.
Ohio State fans celebrated the Buckeyes' sixth national title by storming the field at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Monday night.
This is the second straight offseason that an Ohio State quarterback has transferred to an ACC school with Kyle McCord leaving for Syracuse after the 2023 season. McCord would lead the Orangemen to a 10-3 record while leading the nation with 4,779 passing yards.
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Velazquez has been at Ohio State long enough to know and respect one simple rule around his teammates: Do not say the word "Michigan."
You could practically see the weight leave Day's shoulders once the game was in hand. And given just how much he's dealt with this season, it was only fitting that he was the one who touched off the party in Ohio State's locker room after the trophy presentation — with a primal scream that made clear just how much this win meant to him.