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Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith will appear on the cover of the annual video game along with Alabama wide receiver Ryan Willams.

The Republican sponsor of the bill says noon-time games for Ohio State football are scheduled too frequently.

The team and Head Coach Ryan Day joined the president to recognize the team's win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in January.

The Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff title game in Atlanta to win their first national championship since 2014.

Eddie George returns to Ohio, where he won the 1995 Heisman Trophy at Ohio State, after being the head coach at Tennessee State for four years.

Bowling Green hired former NFL running back and Tennessee State coach Eddie George on Sunday as the Falcons' head coach.

Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was sworn in as lieutenant governor in front of hundreds of officeholders, family members and other guests – including some of his former players.

Jim Tressel, 72, succeeds Republican Jon Husted, who was appointed last month to the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Vice President JD Vance.

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.

Ohio State's human resources department sent Joe Lyberger a letter on Dec. 27 that noted he would be placed on leave immediately. The investigation is being conducted by the university's Office of Institutional Equity.