/tags/college-football-playoff College Football Playoff en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Feb 2025 22:36:19 GMT /sports/2025-02-06/ohio-states-ryan-day-agrees-to-contract-extension-through-2031-paying-him-12-5-million-annually Ohio State received an at-large spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff and posted impressive wins over Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame for its first national title since 2014. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 22:36:19 GMT /sports/2025-02-06/ohio-states-ryan-day-agrees-to-contract-extension-through-2031-paying-him-12-5-million-annually Associated Press /sports/2025-01-21/ohio-states-ryan-day-earns-vindication-along-with-buckeyes-first-national-championship-since-2014 Ryan Day praised his players, saying they deserved to be mentioned with the greatest teams in Ohio State history. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:00:40 GMT /sports/2025-01-21/ohio-states-ryan-day-earns-vindication-along-with-buckeyes-first-national-championship-since-2014 The Associated Press /sports/2025-01-20/ohio-state-wins-1st-national-title-since-2014-outlasting-notre-dame-34-23-in-cfp-championship-game Ohio State celebrates another title after holding off a Notre Dame comeback bid to walk away with a nailbiter of a 34-23 victory over the Fighting Irish. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:17:43 GMT /sports/2025-01-20/ohio-state-wins-1st-national-title-since-2014-outlasting-notre-dame-34-23-in-cfp-championship-game The Associated Press /sports/2025-01-20/what-to-know-about-ohio-state-notre-dame-and-college-footballs-championship-game That the Buckeyes and the Fighting Irish, two of the sport's most storied teams, are squaring off in the title game is a TV executive's dream — and a fitting end to the first-ever 12-team playoff. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /sports/2025-01-20/what-to-know-about-ohio-state-notre-dame-and-college-footballs-championship-game Becky Sullivan /sports/2025-01-15/ohio-state-has-slowly-paced-itself-on-offense-all-the-way-to-the-national-championship-game While these Buckeyes (13-2) certainly slowed down, they are getting ready for their school-record 16th game. That will be for the national championship against Notre Dame (14-1) on Monday night in Atlanta. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /sports/2025-01-15/ohio-state-has-slowly-paced-itself-on-offense-all-the-way-to-the-national-championship-game The Associated Press /sports/2025-01-13/notre-dame-ohio-state-are-both-playing-16-game-seasons-for-the-1st-time The 16-game season didn't come out of nowhere. Expanding the CFP to 12 teams meant that the teams in the national championship game would have to play either three or four games — depending on whether they got a first-round bye or not. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:39:13 GMT /sports/2025-01-13/notre-dame-ohio-state-are-both-playing-16-game-seasons-for-the-1st-time The Associated Press /sports/2025-01-11/ohio-state-beats-texas-to-advance-to-the-college-football-playoff-championship Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate and Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers that he returned 83 yards for a touchdown with 2:13 left as Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl. Sat, 11 Jan 2025 05:52:45 GMT /sports/2025-01-11/ohio-state-beats-texas-to-advance-to-the-college-football-playoff-championship The Associated Press /sports/2025-01-09/ohio-state-gets-ready-to-take-on-texas-in-cotton-bowl The Ohio State Buckeyes take on the Texas Longhorns in Friday's Cotton Bowl for a spot in the national championship. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /sports/2025-01-09/ohio-state-gets-ready-to-take-on-texas-in-cotton-bowl Matthew Rand /sports/2025-01-01/ohio-state-routs-top-ranked-oregon-41-21-in-the-rose-bowl-advances-to-cfp-semifinals No. 6 Ohio State roared into the College Football Playoff semifinals with a 41-21 victory over No. 1 Oregon in the 111th Rose Bowl. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:57 GMT /sports/2025-01-01/ohio-state-routs-top-ranked-oregon-41-21-in-the-rose-bowl-advances-to-cfp-semifinals The Associated Press /sports/2025-01-01/rose-bowl-traditions-may-change-but-oregons-matchup-with-ohio-state-has-the-makings-of-a-classic Not even the Granddaddy of Them All can remain unchanged by the 12-team College Football Playoff. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /sports/2025-01-01/rose-bowl-traditions-may-change-but-oregons-matchup-with-ohio-state-has-the-makings-of-a-classic The Associated Press