Kansas State moved on from its quarterback and it created the story of Will Howard's run with Ohio State to College Football Playoff title game.

Will Howard, Jim Knowles and Al Golden are just some of the ties the College Football Playoff National Championship has to Philadelphia.

Ohio State University quarterback Will Howard has been making headlines both on and off the field, and a big part of his support system is his girlfriend, Lauren Leiker. The coupl

Patriots. With a win against Notre Dame in the CFP championship, the Buckeyes can be remembered as the Giants.

Notre Dame and Ohio State rest somewhere in the middle on roster construction, leaning toward high school recruits.

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How did Notre Dame and Ohio State rebound from gut-wrenching losses to Northern Illinois and Michigan, respectively, to reach the national title game? FOX Sports' college football experts answer that and more.

Will Howard never beat Texas when he played quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats. But he led his his new team to a thrilling 28-14 victory over the Longhorns on Friday in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. His reward is a trip to the national championship game with the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ohio State center Seth McLaughlin and quarterback Will Howard first met as players at Alabama and Kansas State, and their initial meeting wasn't telling of the future friendship that has developed throughout the season.

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Out of its lowest moment of the season came clarity for the Ohio State Buckeyes.  Raw emotions. Honesty. Hard conversations that were long overdue.  It all came spilling out in a players-only meeting on the Tuesday after Ohio State's devastating loss to Michigan in the final weekend of the regular season.

Howard landed at Ohio State after then freshman quarterback Avery Johnson proved he was ready to take over last season. Howard could have returned, but he realized there wasn’t anything left for him at Kansas State.