Let's take a look back at Sports Illustrated's best images and coverage from the Buckeyes' championship night.

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, an Ohio State alumnus, revealed that he received a text message from former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel ahead of Monday night's title game. “He texted me today – ‘Buckeyes versus a Buckeye. What a night,'” Herbstreit said.

The national championship tonight is more complicated for Marcus Freeman than anyone else with him as the coach of Notre Dame who’ll be playing none other than his alma mater in Ohio State. Someone who’ll win either way,

Following kicker Jaden Fielding's field goal to stretch Ohio State lead to 11, the Buckeyes (14-2, 7-2 Big Ten) sideline celebrated in a frenzy, understanding that they were closing in on a national championship title against Notre Dame (14-2).

Week 1 of the 2025 college football season features a loaded slate, including LSU at Clemson, Notre Dame at Miami and Alabama at Florida State, among others. LSU-Clemson could be a top-five matchup, as could the biggest headliner: Manning and Texas visiting Ohio State in a matchup of the 2024 national champion and our early 2025 favorite.

Jim Tressel admits watching the College Football Playoff championship game will be difficult – even if it shouldn't be when No. 7 Notre Dame meets No. 8 Ohio State at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in ...

ATLANTA —Ohio State scored on its first five possessions and beat Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff ... Brown (one), Woody Hayes (five), Jim Tressel (one) and his predecessor ...

For all the flag-planting of rivalry week, Ohio State is proving teams can overcome multiple losses (including the big one) on way to glory.

Freeman, who is in his third season in charge of the Fighting Irish, is facing his alma mater Ohio State in the College Football Playoff ... at OSU under Jim Tressel, the program's head coach ...

Let's take a look at the college football teams with the most national championships in the AP Top 25 rankings era, since 1936.

Former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel discusses his former player Marcus Freeman ahead of national championship showdown.

LeBron James agreed with head coach Ryan Day that he wouldn't get any special treatment if he joined the Buckeyes.