If the four highest-rated conference champions had not received a bye and instead had been seeded solely based on the final College Football Playoff rankings, Oregon would have faced either the Indiana Hoosiers (11-2) or the Boise State Broncos (12-2).
Well, the the Buckeyes left a little bit of doubt in Monday night's College Football Playoff championship game. But for the first time in a decade, the Buckeyes are the kings of college football after holding on to beat Notre Dame 34-23 in front of 77,660 at Mercedes Benz Stadium.
Ohio State can now claim nine national championships thanks to Monday's victory. The Buckeyes have won national championships in: However, two of those titles could be disputed.
One team that fits this is the Tennessee Volunteers. The Volunteers achieved the feat of winning 10 or more games for the second time in the last three years. Winning 10 or more games in two out of three seasons hadn't been seen at Tennessee since the 2002-2004 seasons.
Only four teams remain in the hunt for the Super Bowl — the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders — but there are plenty of narratives to go around.
The 11 College Football Playoff games averaged 15.6 million viewers according to Nielsen, as audiences increased during each round.
Arizona State Football head coach Kenny Dillingham did more with less in 2024 than any other college coach and still doesn’t get the respect he deserves.
Ryan Day deserved to feel vindication when he won a national title less than two months after it seemed his Ohio State job was on the line.
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Ohio State was seeded eighth in the tournament, but the seedings were pretty much meaningless. The worse seed won every game in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, and the Buckeyes dominated in this title-game showdown of No. 7 vs. No. 8.
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.