No. 8 Ohio State had perhaps the toughest road to the finals in the CFP, having to defeat No. 9 Tennessee and No. 1 Oregon. Now the Buckeyes face No. 5 Texas at the Cotton Bowl. The other ...

A Buckeyes win would give the Big Ten back-to-back national champions for the first time since 1942, when the league was called the Western Conference. Paul Brown-coached Ohio State went 9-1 that year and was the third straight national champion from the conference. Voters crowned Minnesota in 1940 and ’41.

This has been a season unlike any other for Ryan Day emotionally. Less than two months ago, loud and influential media voices were calling for the firing of the nation’s winningest active coach in the wake of Ohio State’s fourth straight loss to Michigan.

The Ohio State football season is almost over, win or lose, and there is a small cadre of fans who have been to every, or almost every, playoff game.

Here's where "College GameDay" is for Monday's CFP championship game, including time, location, schedule, guest picker and more:

No. 8 Ohio State had perhaps the toughest road to the finals in the CFP, having to defeat No. 9 Tennessee and No. 1 Oregon. Now the Buckeyes face No. 5 Texas at the Cotton Bowl. The other ...

No. 8 Ohio State had perhaps the toughest road to the finals in the CFP, having to defeat No. 9 Tennessee and No. 1 Oregon. Now the Buckeyes face No. 5 Texas at the Cotton Bowl. The other ...

Ohio State takes on Notre Dame in the National Championship game on Monday and Andrew Caley breaks down the best Jeremiah Smith odds for January 20, 2025.

Arizona State accentuated its first season in the Big 12 with a 45-19 blowout of Iowa State for the conference championship, and the Sun Devils nearly upset Texas in its College Football Playoff debut at the Peach Bowl. Coach Kenny Dillingham landed a substantial raise after the breakthrough season.

It's not every college football bowl game that features ritualistic sacrifice of a bowl game mascot after completion of the game. But then, not every team gets to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

Tennessee Football finished No. 9 in the final Associated Press Top 25 of the season, released after No. 1 Ohio State beat No. 2 Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game Monday night in Atlanta.

The second CFP semifinal game will between Texas and Ohio State on Jan. 10 in the Cotton Bowl. It also will begin at 7:30 p.m., televised by ESPN. The six biggest, traditional bowls are the sites ...