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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the 2014 national championship season, when the Ohio State football Buckeyes went 14-1 and captured the first College Football Playoff title. We’ll relive that remarkable year by sharing the game stories from that campaign as they appeared in the pages of The Columbus Dispatch.
Now up: Ohio State in the College Football Playoff championship game against Oregon.
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January 12, 2015
Say it slowly and let it sink in. It really happened. You aren’t dreaming.
The Ohio State Buckeyes, counted out so many times this season, are the kings of college football.
This resilient 2014 team, a combination of 1968 youth and 2002 grit, overcame four turnovers to roll over Oregon 42-20 in the championship game of the inaugural College Football Playoff at AT&T Stadium last night.
Counted out after losing Braxton Miller before the season and falling to Virginia Tech in their second game, the Buckeyes (14-1) won their sixth national championship in school history in front of a mostly Ohio State crowd of 85,689.
The national title is the third for Urban Meyer, who won two at Florida and now has brought one to his home state.
“To see all these teammates smile like they are, it’s what it’s all about,” senior tight end Jeff Heuerman said.
Ezekiel Elliott continued his stunning late-season run by weaving and powering for 246 yards and four touchdowns behind an offensive line that punished Oregon to earn MVP honors.
One-time third-string quarterback Cardale Jones was mostly flawless, throwing for 242 yards and a touchdown and repeatedly using his 6-foot-5, 250-pound frame to bull for key first downs.
Running back Ezekiel Elliott capped his record-shattering…
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Author : The Columbus Dispatch
Publish date : 2025-01-12 11:01:00
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