LeBron James maintains strong ties to his home state of Ohio. ATLANTA (AP) — LeBron James was in attendance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes play Notre Dame for the College Football Playoff championship Monday night. The Buckeyes defeated The Irish 34-24 for its first national championship since 2014.

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

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.

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,

Ohio State is your College Football Playoff National Champion. After jumping out to a 31-7 lead, the Buckeyes would let Notre Dame get back to within a score. And then Jeremiah Smith showed up once again to haul in a deep pass on third and long to secure Ohio State’s ninth national title.

We're about three hours away from Ohio State and Notre Dame meeting for the national championship in Atlanta. At the end of November, it seemed tough to imagine the Buckeyes being in this position. Ohio State closed out the regular season with an embarrassing home loss to rival Michigan,

Ohio State wins College Football Playoff championship, beating Notre Dame 34-23.

Michigan alum Rich Eisen weighs in on the Wolverines’ archrival Ohio State staving off a late Notre Dame rally in the College Football Playoff title game to win the Buckeye’s 9th national championship.

For the ninth time in history, the Ohio State Buckeyes are on top. Despite Notre Dame’s efforts for a last-minute comeback, Ohio State held onto the lead and secured a 34-23 win. An opening drive touchdown and early lead gave Notre Dame fans a sense of false hope as the National Championship game quickly spiraled into a disaster for the Fighting Irish.