The Ohio State football football program did what many said it couldn’t. The Buckeyes picked themselves up off the mat, in the depths of despair after losing to Michigan and went on the

Coach Ryan Day shushed the critics, running back Quinshon Judkins scored three touchdowns, and the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes held off a furious second-half rally to beat No. 7 seed Notre Dame, 34-23,

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.

Ryan Day deserved to feel vindication when he won a national championship less than two months after it seemed his Ohio State job was on the line.

Ohio State took their fourth straight loss to Michigan on the chin just a couple of months ago, but that is easily forgiven since they just hoisted a National Championship trophy. Looking back on this season,