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There is plenty to play for for Ohio State football on Monday night when it takes on Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Atlanta. After a tumultuous regular season filled with ups and downs, Ryan Day and the Buckeyes have steamrolled through the CFP and now find themselves as big […]

The culminating event of the first 16-team College Football Playoff as well as the 2024-25 season is less than a week away as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the National Championship Game on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Notre Dame football, the No. 7 seed in […]

Ohio State football is on the verge of winning its ninth national title in school history. The Buckeyes will face a resilient Notre Dame team in a matchup between two of the most iconic programs in the sport. Ryan Day’s team enters the National Championship game as a heavy favorite over the higher-ranked Fighting Irish after steamrolling […]

Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer could be just the X-factor to make all the difference against Notre Dame.

Ahead of Notre Dame football’s appearance in the national championship, the Fighting Irish have taken time to reflect on the huge Orange Bowl victory over Penn State. For Mitch Jeter, the game-winning heroics have stayed with him. Jeter connected on a 41-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining, to give Notre Dame the 27-24 win […]

Ohio State football can taste it now. The Buckeyes are four quarters away from capturing their ninth national championship. They’re rolling after pulling away from Texas in the Cotton Bowl Friday and will be the favorite to surpass Notre Dame. There should be zero concerns for Ohio State against the Fighting Irish, right? Absolutely not, […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes will be at full strength when they take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the National Championship Game inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium next Monday. Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day confirmed that cornerback Denzel Burke will be ready to go for the game. “Day said starting cornerback Denzel Burke, […]

Whether it be catching balls that looked uncatchable or breaking records that appeared unbreakable, Ohio State Buckeyes freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith made a habit of surprising fans throughout his first season in Columbus. But perhaps the biggest surprise of the season thus far came in Ohio State’s College Football Playoff semifinal matchup with the Texas […]

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day still wants to see improvement from his team, despite making a College Football Playoff championship game appearance. Day is pointing to one specific area that must be fixed. “There’s nobody that came back on offense and was pleased with the fact that we had those penalties,” Day said Sunday, […]

Notre Dame has surprised some people on its way to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, where it will take on Ohio State. Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish have knocked off Indiana, Georgia and Penn State during this 12-team CFP quest, and now 60 minutes stand between them and the mountaintop. Unfortunately for […]

Ohio State football is enjoying one heck of a turnaround. Since losing to detested foe Michigan at the end of November, the Buckeyes are riding a three-game winning streak that has earned them a date with Notre Dame in the national championship. The good fortune is even carrying over into the NFL. Former Columbus great […]

Nothing can stop Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy from having fun, not even Ohio State winning a national title. With the Buckeyes headed to the CFP National Championship Game on Jan. 20, Portnoy addressed the game as a Michigan football fan with a five-minute rant on social media. “When you look at Jack Sawyer, and […]

Heading into Friday night’s Cotton Bowl showdown with the Texas Longhorns, you could make the case that dating back to a mid-November matchup against the 5th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers, Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer had arguably been the most impactful player in the country. In those four games — against Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee and Oregon […]

Ohio State football moves on to the national championship, following a 28-14 Cotton Bowl victory over Texas. In a game that surprisingly turned into a hard-fought, defensive battle, the two featured quarterbacks on each side of the field in Will Howard and Quinn Ewers was the ultimate storyline. Howard completed 24-of-33 passes for 289 yards, […]

Ohio State football defensive end Jack Sawyer is poking a little fun at his teammate Will Howard. Sawyer is clowning Howard for tripping and falling in the team’s Cotton Bowl win over Texas. Howard tripped in the game that probably cost him a touchdown. Sawyer actually had a touchdown, when he forced a fumble from […]

In the immediate aftermath of Ohio State’s home loss to Michigan in the 2024 regular season finale, to envision that the Buckeyes would be one of the two teams in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game would’ve required a pretty active and optimistic imagination. Calls were being made for Ryan Day’s head, and just […]

The Ohio State football team has been through a ton this season, and in a past year it wouldn’t even get a chance to compete for a national title after two regular season stumbles. Now, however, the Buckeyes have gotten hot at the right time and rolled through the 12-team College Football Playoff all the […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day gave an emotional statement on Buckeye star defensive end Jack Sawyer. The Scarlet and Gray posted a dramatic 28-14 win over No. 3 Texas in the Cotton Bowl to advance to the National Championship Game. A heartbreaking loss to Michigan a month and a half ago has lit […]

Ohio State football will once again play for the national championship. With a 28-14 victory over the Texas Longhorns in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl, the Buckeyes will move on to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on January 20th. With OSU clinging to a seven-point lead, and Texas driving to […]

A College Football Playoff that was scrutinized for the amount of blowouts early on delivered two great semifinals to determine the matchup in the National Championship Game. Just a day after Notre Dame stunned Penn State in the Orange Bowl, Ohio State came up clutch in the fourth quarter against Texas to move on to […]

Ohio State football and Texas are in the Cotton Bowl, and it’s gained LeBron James’s attention. He reacted to an incredible 75-yard touchdown by Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson. The touchdown came off a screen pass that he took the length of the field. The touchdown came moments after the Longhorns. James posted this response […]

Ohio State is ascending to another level during the College Football Playoff, and quarterback Will Howard is a big reason why. The Kansas State transfer is intent on helping the Buckeyes climb back to the top of the sport, a place they have not occupied in a decade. The climb just got a bit steeper, […]

Lackluster, uninspiring, inefficient and fraudulent. Those adjectives describe how Ohio State football looked in their 13-10 loss to hated rival Michigan on Nov. 30. Since that stomach-churning defeat, which was followed by an ugly brawl, the Buckeyes have carried themselves like the indisputably best team in the country. They are riding a powerful wave of […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals have arrived. We started with 12, and there are now just three teams remaining in the hunt for the national championship: five seed Texas, seven seed Notre Dame and eight seed Ohio State. The Fighting Irish got things started against Penn State in the Orange Bowl CFP semi on Thursday […]

The college football transfer portal received a stunning shake-up announcement that former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck plans to play for a new program in 2025. After much speculation over Beck entering the NFL Draft in April, it appears that the senior will look to potentially play one more collegiate season, with Ohio State football and […]

The College Football Playoff semis are almost here, and everyone is excited to see the Ohio State football team go up against Texas. The Buckeyes and Longhorns limped into the CFP after Ohio State lost to Michigan to end the year and Texas lost to Georgia, but here they both are with just four teams […]

Ohio State football has been through the wringer until they hit the College Football Playoff. Head coach Ryan Day has led a transformation and Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian has taken notice. After Day revealed the keys to a ‘resilient’ Ohio State football victory in the Rose Bowl, the Longhorns attention rose. Sarkisian gave […]

Texas and Ohio State are excited about this week’s College Football Playoff Semifinal in the form of the Cotton Bowl. Both teams will travel to Arlington, Texas to take part in the 89th edition of the Cotton Bowl, which will be played at AT&T Stadium. After an update on Tuesday, it seems that weather is […]

The Texas Longhorns are back in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff, where they’ll face off against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl. The Longhorns fell to the Washington Huskies in last year’s four-team playoff. For Ohio State football, this marks their first trip back to the semifinals since 2022, when they […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals are almost here. We started with 12, and there are now just four teams remaining in the hunt for the national championship: five seed Texas, six seed Penn State, seven seed Notre Dame and eight seed Ohio State. The Nittany Lions and Fighting Irish will do battle first as they […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2) are headed to Texas to face the Texas Longhorns (13-2) in the Cotton Bowl this Friday. This College Football Playoff semifinal matchup marks only the third time these two storied programs have met, with the Longhorns holding a 2-1 advantage in the series. The Buckeyes will look to even the […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals are almost here. We started with 12, and there are now just four teams remaining in the hunt for the national championship: five seed Texas, six seed Penn State, seven seed Notre Dame and eight seed Ohio State. The Nittany Lions and Fighting Irish will do battle first as they […]

It is the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals as Ohio State takes on Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic. It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Ohio State-Texas prediction and pick. Ohio State-Texas Last Game – Matchup History Ohio State comes into the game at 12-2. In the regular season, they lost […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes have already exorcised a number of demons in just two College Football Playoff games this postseason. A win over the Tennessee Volunteers in the opening round… that snapped a winless streak against the SEC dating back to 2015. A win over the Oregon Ducks in the CFP quarterfinals… that avenged a […]

He may be the face of the NBA, but LeBron James will never stop being an Ohio State football fan. Just moments after the Los Angeles Lakers’ big win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Jan. 2, all James wanted to talk about was the Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff victory over Oregon the day before. […]

Ohio State football boasts the most explosive wide receiver in the College Football Playoffs in Jeremiah Smith. The freshman torched two straight power conference defenses, looking un-guardable against Tennessee and Oregon. Nick Saban is one who’s in awe of Smith. The seven-time national champion head coach even believes Ohio State can ride Smith to the […]

Ohio State football snatched two major wins over Oregon, not just limited to the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes scored a major four-star recruit who considered the Ducks. The 2025 Rose Bowl champs earned a verbal commitment from explosive athlete Jakob Weatherspoon Thursday. Weatherspoon chose the Buckeyes in less than 24 hours after their 41-21 thrashing […]

The Oregon Ducks had held the No. 1 ranking in the nation since the initial College Football Playoff rankings were revealed—and with an undefeated record, who could argue? However, after their Rose Bowl loss, the Ducks are no longer unblemished and out of the playoff hunt. The Ducks hoped Wednesday night’s showdown with Ohio State […]

The Ohio State football team took on Oregon in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday, and the game wasn’t even close. The Buckeyes came out to prove a point, and they did just that as they cruised to a 41-21 win over the Ducks. The game was over before it […]