The 2024-25 college football season ended on Monday night, as the Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 34-23, in the National Championship game. Nearly three weeks ago, the Oregon Ducks lost to the Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl, ending their undefeated season. The 2025 season is a long way away, but with Ohio State holding the National …

ATLANTA – In pregame warmups, with celebrities such as Joe Montana and Travis Scott on the sidelines, college football’s next big star, Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith rocketed down the field, tracked a deep ball over his shoulder and effortlessly caught it.  Chip Kelly, the Buckeyes’ first-year offensive coordinator, had a Cheshire cat smile on his face watching it unfold. He sidled up …

The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 to claim a historic College Football Playoff championship Monday night. Students stormed into Ohio Stadium as part of the post-game celebration in Columbus, and Buckeye Nation flooded social media with joy over their new national champions. Alums, fans, and the team itself spent the night celebrating. Watch below for …

ATLANTA — In a tearful postgame locker room, Notre Dame football cornerback Christian Gray sat in silence with his head down late Monday night, teammates still consoling him in hushed tones. A 56-yard completion to freshman wideout Jeremiah Smith helped Ohio State hold off a furious Notre Dame comeback to claim the CFP national championship with a 34-23 win at …

Getty Images Facing fourth-and-goal, down 31-15 early in the fourth quarter in a College Football Playoff National Championship clash against Ohio State, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman elected to kick a field goal. Had Mitchell Jeter’s attempt made it through the uprights, it would have cut Ohio State’s lead to 13 with just over nine minutes left to play.  But …

When Will Howard left the Kansas State football team after the 2023 regular season, he had a decision to make. He could either enter the NFL Draft and embark on a professional career or take one last shot at his dream of winning a College Football Playoff National Championship. Howard opted for one more college season at Ohio State, and …

Getty Images Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith capped off another sensational night with a championship-clinching, 56-yard reception on third down in the final minutes of 2025 College Football National Championship. The reception set up a field goal to take a 34-23 lead and put the game out of reach. With a touchdown catch in the second quarter, Smith also …

Following the National Championship, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Ford react to Ohio State beating Notre Dame in the College Football National Championship. They discuss the dominant start and overall performance by Ohio State. Additionally, they discuss the changing narrative around Ryan Day now that he’s won a national title. They also cover Notre Dame’s shortcomings in the …

Getty Images The first 12-team College Football Playoff produced plenty of thrillers among plenty of the sport’s greatest programs, and Ohio State finished on top courtesy of a 34-23 win over Notre Dame in the championship game. It served as the Buckeyes’ ninth national championship as recognized by the NCAA, tied for sixth-most all-time, as well as their 978th win. …

ATLANTA — Notre Dame is angry. Notre Dame is really angry. Notre Dame wants the media to get out of the locker room. Actually, Notre Dame wants the media to get the [expletive] out. Forty minutes have passed, give or take, since Ohio State’s 34-23 win in Monday night’s College Football Playoff national championship game, and the Fighting Irish — …

ATLANTA — Notre Dame may have fallen short of the College Football Playoff National Championship, losing to Ohio State 34-23, but the fact that they’re even here in the first place is quite the achievement in itself.  After taking the worst loss any CFP contender had all season in dropping a home game to Northern Illinois, the Irish’s CFP hopes seemed dead …

For the second season in a row, a Big Ten team has ended the season on top of the college football world. Ohio State started the 12-team College Football Playoff era the way it did the four-team playoff era by winning the national championship on Monday night in Atlanta. The Buckeyes blew out Notre Dame by building a decisive 31-7 …

ATLANTA — Please stay, Ryan Day. Give dear ol’ Ohio State a chance to win consecutive national championships. Give the Buckeyes a shot at being what Alabama was or what Georgia might be. Please stay, Ryan Day, because right now you’re too good for the Buckeyes. That’s less of a shiv in the back to the crazed Scarlet and Gray …

More than half of the players in another top-20 Penn State football recruiting class are getting an early start on preparing for the 2025 season. Sixteen scholarship members of this group were expected to enroll early and participate in winter workouts and spring practice. The rest of the 27-member class, which should be finalized by the traditional National Signing Day …

ATLANTA — It was third-and-11 with the College Football Playoff National Championship in the balance, and Ohio State had twice fecklessly run into the teeth of a Notre Dame defense that was trying desperately to get off of the field. Someone had to make a play, and on this Ohio State team who else would you expect to be called …