Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Ohio State proves enormous talent remains real path to title

No matter the playoff system, elites like the Buckeyes will stack blue-chip talent on National Signing Day and get even more in the transfer portal. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Tue Jan 21 2025

 
Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) runs for a touchdown against Notre Dame during the first half the College Football Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

No matter the playoff system, elites like the Buckeyes will stack blue-chip talent on National Signing Day and get even more in the transfer portal.

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard (18) runs the ball against Notre Dame during the first half of the College Football Playoff national championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
 

Ohio State holds off Notre Dame for first national title since 2014

Ohio State is back on the top of the college football world with its first national championship since 2014 after beating Notre Dame in Atlanta.

Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) holds the national championship trophy after his team's defeat of Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff title game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 21, 2025.
 

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Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) celebrates a first-down catch against Oregon during the 2025 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
 

Way-too-early 2025 college football Top 25: Ohio State, SEC lead

The 2024 college football season is officially over, so it's time to look ahead to what will happen in 2025. Here's our early Top 25 prediction.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day celebrates with linebacker Arvell Reese (20) during the first half.
 

Ryan Day shuts up critics with title. 'What they gonna say now?'

Team meeting with Ryan Day after Ohio State lost to Michigan galvanized the Buckeyes for their college football championship run.

Notre Dame linebacker Drayk Bowen (34) is consoled on the bench after the Fighting Irish lost to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
 

Notre Dame rages and finds motivation after CFP title game loss

Notre Dame players were angry after their loss to Ohio State in the title game. But there was motivation after its College Football Playoff run.

Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith makes a crucial catch against Notre Dame's Christian Gray late in the fourth quarter.
 

Jeremiah Smith comes up big for Buckeyes when they needed him most

With the game on the line late in the fourth quarter, Ohio State turned to freshman star receiver Jeremiah Smith, and he delivered.

Ichiro Suzuki won the AL MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in 2001.
 

'Renaissance man' Ichiro will make history with Baseball Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki could be the first position-player to be voted unanimously into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

President Donald Trump tosses into the crowd the pens he used to sign a stack of executive orders on stage during the inauguration parade for President Donald Trump at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Via OlyDrop)
 

Opinion: Stick to sports? ESPN lets Trump co-opt broadcast

President Donald Trump used ESPN's halftime show to make a political speech. Apparently, sticking to sports only applies to certain people.

"Scarlet Reign" from Pediment Publishing is a hard-cover book chronicling Ohio State football's run to winning the 2025 CFP National Championship over Notre Dame.
 

Celebrate Ohio State's CFP title with our books, posters, print editions

Celebrate Ohio State football's CFP championship win vs. Notre Dame with books, posters, front pages and print keepsakes from The Columbus Dispatch.

 

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