In the hours preceding Ohio State's eventual national championship victory, it was hard not to be transfixed watching a 6-foot-1 freshman quarterback throw the ball. Spend a minute watching Julian Sayin throw the ball and you understand why he was ranked the No.

The Ohio State Buckeyes suffered a major loss on Sunday with defensive coordinator Jim Knowles opting to leave Columbus to take the same position at Penn State.

Coming off a national championship win over Notre Dame last Monday, the Buckeyes are feeling themselves, but the feeling couldn’t have been any more different nearly two months ago when Ryan Day, the Buckeyes’ often-criticized head coach, was nearly run out of town.

Nick Saban gave an impassioned defense of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day on “College Gameday” on Monday that seemed to come from an all too familiar place for the former Alabama coach.

Nick Saban is defending Ohio State football coach Ryan Day from the haters who want Day fired. Day just won the national championship.

I think it is absolutely ridiculous that Ryan Day has been criticized the way that he has,” Saban began in his fiery rant. “You’ve got to give the guy credit—he built t

And it was a massive move for Downs because choosing Ohio State not just gave him a chance to play for a national championship year one, it also gave him a shot to shine on one of

The Buckeyes defeated Texas, 28-14, in the Cotton Bowl to get to the championship game. Notre Dame defeated Penn State, 27-24, in the CFP semifinals at the Orange Bowl. The College Football Playoff National Championship Game can be seen on ESPN.

Former Alabama head coach and current ESPN analyst Nick Saban offered an impassioned defense of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day on Monday. "Having been

Ohio State's most reason loss came to rival Michigan, and it was certainly an ugly contest. The Wolverines had pretty much zero passing attack in the game, but they were still able to win. They made Ohio State uncomfortable, and they didn't let them play their game. That's what Notre Dame has to do.

In his rookie season, Nick Saban has safely circumvented the garbage pile of failed TV sports analysts once ticketed for stardom.

How about legendary coach Nick Saban? Let's be honest about the situation. There is a less than one percent chance that Saban would have interest in being Ohio State's defensive coordinator.