ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, an Ohio State alumnus, revealed that he received a text message from former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel ahead of Monday night's title game. “He texted me today – ‘Buckeyes versus a Buckeye. What a night,'” Herbstreit said.

Winning a national championship is the goal that every coach works toward in their careers and Ryan Day finally won his following the 2024-25 season. For a coach who was under immense pressure earlier in the season,

"That's a tough team and tough teams can win tournaments," Tressel told 247Sports after Monday's game. With one of the nation's most-talented returning rosters strengthened by a handful of high-end transfer portal additions,

The national championship tonight is more complicated for Marcus Freeman than anyone else with him as the coach of Notre Dame who’ll be playing none other than his alma mater in Ohio State. Someone who’ll win either way,

On Friday night the Ohio State Buckeyes booked their tickets to the national title game against Notre Dame with a 28-14 win over Texas in the Cotton Bowl. The

The Buckeyes beat the Fighting Irish 34-23 to win the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, their first national championship since the 2014 season

Former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel discusses his former player Marcus Freeman ahead of national championship showdown.

Plus, more questions on whether the CFP format was a success, next year's rising teams and college football's longest season ever.

The first 12-team College Football Playoff is down to the final ... he was an All-Big Ten linebacker for Ohio State under coach Jim Tressel -- with everything on the line. Day, meanwhile, can ...

Ohio State is back on the top of the college football world with its first national championship since 2014 after beating Notre Dame in Atlanta.

The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship, finishing their season with a 14-2 overall record.

Following kicker Jaden Fielding's field goal to stretch Ohio State lead to 11, the Buckeyes (14-2, 7-2 Big Ten) sideline celebrated in a frenzy, understanding that they were closing in on a national championship title against Notre Dame (14-2).