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Ohio State and Notre Dame will meet for the national championship in the CFP final

Jan. 19, 2025 09:27 AM EST

No. 6 Ohio State (13-2, CFP No. 8 seed) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (14-1, CFP No. 7 seed), Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM Sportsbook College Football Odds: Ohio State by 8 1/2. Series record: Ohio State leads 6-2. What’s at stake? The...

'Underdogs' Howard, Leonard will put friendship on hold in CFP title game

Jan. 18, 2025 15:53 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — It was one night last June when Will Howard and Riley Leonard stayed up late bonding over talk about their families, faith and what life might have in store for them. “Genuine conversation,” Leonard said Saturday. Howard and Leonard first met two...

Ohio State and Notre Dame built rosters the old-fashioned way, mixing in a few high-impact transfers

Jan. 16, 2025 14:45 PM EST

Ohio State and Notre Dame have reached the same destination with rosters built much the same way. The teams set to play in the College Football Playoff championship game in Atlanta on Monday night sign elite high school recruiting classes year after year. That has been and continues...

Ohio State has slowly paced itself on offense all the way to the national championship game

Jan. 14, 2025 15:58 PM EST

Ohio State has been purposely pacing itself on offense all season, huddling more and trying to limit the number of snaps in each game of what the Buckeyes hoped and anticipated would be a long run. “I know it sounds crazy, the huddle, it’s almost like going back in time,” coach...

The College Football Playoff championship game is set: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State

Jan. 13, 2025 05:11 AM EST

The first 12-team version of the College Football Playoff has reached the national championship game and it will be Notre Dame against heavily favored Ohio State. The tantalizing matchup comes after some wondered if the CFP selection committee got it right. The first-round games were...

Another bitter loss in 'The Game' didn't keep Ohio State from getting a national title shot

Jan. 11, 2025 14:11 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — There were some drastic contrasts for Ohio State after big defensive end Jack Sawyer's legend-making play in this Cotton Bowl, primarily that the Buckeyes won and now get to play for another national championship. The Buckeyes ended last season with a loss...

Ohio State getting shot at 6th national title after 28-14 win over Texas in CFP semi Cotton Bowl

Jan. 11, 2025 00:54 AM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jack Sawyer had the kind of moment that will live on long past his playing days with Ohio State. Of course, one more victory would make it that much sweeter. Sawyer stripped Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers — his former roommate — and returned the fumble 83...

Ohio State, Notre Dame to meet for title, long after upset losses

Jan. 11, 2025 00:02 AM EST

Two upset losses stood out among the rest in college football this season. Notre Dame suffered one of them. Ohio State the other. In years past, those losses might have been enough to knock both teams out of the hunt for a national title. This year, with the debut of the 12-team...

Ohio State and Texas enter CFP semifinal at Cotton Bowl seeking a chance to end title droughts

Jan. 09, 2025 23:31 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — There is still a sense for some Ohio State players that they haven't done anything yet, even after winning twice already this postseason to get into the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl against Texas. "Absolutely. I have been here for...

Former champs Texas and Ohio State seek another title shot when they play in CFP semi at Cotton Bowl

Jan. 09, 2025 11:59 AM EST

No. 6 Ohio State (12-2, CFP No. 8 seed) vs. No. 4 Texas (13-2, CFP No. 5 seed), Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM Sportsbook College Football Odds: Ohio State by 6. Series record: Texas leads 2-1. What’s at stake? The winner advances to...