Plus, more questions on whether the CFP format was a success, next year's rising teams and college football's longest season ever.

This has prompted questions about which team played best against Ohio State. On "The Paul Finebaum Show," SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum noted that while the Fighting Irish had the closest game in terms of the final score, he believes the No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns (13-3) had a genuine chance to defeat the Buckeyes.

Monday night in Atlanta, Ohio State won the first national championship of the 12-team College Football Playoff era. In the process, the Buckeyes showed provided the rest of the college football world with the blueprint for success going forward in this new landscape.

Maryland is still hopeful it can land elite Edge rusher Zahir Mathis in the 2025 cycle, but the Terrapins have really turned their attention to the 2026 cycle.

The Fighting Irish found a way to get Ohio State into a third and 12 situation, but a deep ball to Jeremiah Smith crushed the comeback effort. Ohio State kicked a late field goal and won the game 34-23.

Soon after Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman was promoted from defensive coordinator in December 2021, pregame Mass at the Basilica was reinstated.

Early betting odds for Michigan vs. Ohio State 2025 "The Game" football matchup released one day after the Buckeyes' National Championship

From high school fields to the national championship, more than 20 players on the Ohio State University college football championship team played high school football in

Will Howard left Kansas State football to pursue a national championship at Ohio State, and on Monday night he delivered against Notre Dame.

Max Riley had a top seven since late June that included Alabama, Florida State, Michigan State, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Now that he has won a national championship at Ohio State, it's time for Ryan Day to leave for the NFL to escape the toxic environment in Columbus.