Ohio State made history by winning the first ever College Football Playoff national championship, and it made history again by claiming the inaugural title dete

Joe Lyberger, a defensive quality control coach for Ohio State, is under investigation for alleged misconduct just weeks after the Buckeyes' national championship victory.

Jesse Temple: Ohio State has been a juggernaut during a three-game winning streak in the Playoff, embarrassing Tennessee and Oregon. Notre Dame has won 13 straight games and put together a fantastic season. But Ohio State’s balance and overall talent should emerge. … Ohio State 24, Notre Dame 14.

The Buckeyes hold a 6-2 all-time record against the Fighting Irish, and they've won the last six matchups. In fact, Notre Dame hasn't beaten Ohio State in football since 1936.

Ohio State football was all but counted out in late November. Many fans and pundits believed that Ryan Day’s squad was dead in the water and saw him as nothing more than a lame-duck coach after the team’s disastrous loss to their archrival Michigan.