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.

Michigan running backs coach Tony Alford had to watch his former team win a national championship last night. Then he saw one of his top 2026 running back prospects, Savion Hiter, take to "X" and congratulate those Buckeyes on their victory.

If you want to be there, tickets are available for all of Ohio State’s 2025 regular season home games at Columbus’ Ohio Stadium including their Aug. 30 season opener against Texas (who they beat in the Cotton Bowl this year) and matchup with Penn State on Nov. 1.