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The Ohio State football program captured history with claiming the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship when the four-team model made its debut in the 2014 season. A decade later, the Buckeyes have emerged again as postseason pioneers with another title after defeating Notre Dame to cap the first season of the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Just like in 2014, there was a lot to learn about how the new bracket and postseason format would impact the sport. During the season, and especially in those final weeks of the conference title races, the new CFP absolutely did its job to keep more fan bases invested in the pursuit of a national championship. Access towards winning a national championship has never been as abundant, and that was reflected by the fact that nearly two dozen teams still had a shot to make the final bracket deep into November.
As for the playoff itself, if you believe in the “all’s well that ends well” theory, then we have reached a conclusion not that far from where the sport started back in August. Ohio State was a top-two team coming into the season based on a roster that both retained potential pros and also added All-American talent through the transfer. The expanded CFP opened the door for two-loss teams to remain in the title hunt, and the Buckeyes utilized that opportunity better than anyone else. Tell the tale of Ohio State’s season in a vacuum and it reflects well on the 12-team format, but just because the bracket produced a worthy and deserving champion does not mean there aren’t some issues that can be addressed by the sport’s decision-makers moving forward.
Zoom out from Ohio State alone and it’s a more interesting picture where the 12-team format delivered some epic scenes on campus…
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Author : Chip Patterson
Publish date : 2025-01-21 16:46:00
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