For Alabama football fans, the origin of the play in Monday’s national championship game was instantly obvious. Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith ran into the backfield as if he was coming ...

Ohio State’s Seth McLaughlin stood on a chair in celebration. A cigar in his mouth, the former Alabama football center took the moment in, enjoying the national title the Buckeyes had won.

Despite missing the postseason, Ohio State was still named the national champion by the Football Writers Association of America, sharing the title with Alabama. This championship is one of the ...

The annual expectation at Ohio State is to compete for a national championship ... That mark places it behind only Alabama (16 recognized championships), Notre Dame (13) and archrival Michigan (10) ...

In 1961, Alabama was also named national champions, and in 1970, Nebraska and Texas also got the honor. In 2002, 2014 and 2024, Ohio State won the national championship game. The USA TODAY app ...

Per SportsCenter on X (formerly Twitter), Ohio State became the first team since Alabama in the 2013 BCS national championship game to score a touchdown on each of its first three drives in a ...

One of the best attributes of the national championship team was experience. Many top players returned this season rather than leaving for the NFL or transferring to another college team because ...

The annual expectation at Ohio State is to compete for a national championship ... That mark places it behind only Alabama (16 recognized championships), Notre Dame (13) and archrival Michigan ...