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ATLANTA —Ohio State scored on its first five possessions and beat Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff championship game to complete a remarkable run through the inaugural 12-team tournament. The national championship is…

ATLANTA — For a brief moment, in a game that had for so long seemed impossible to lose, Ohio State was acting like it was on the verge of a crisis.  The Buckeyes’ lead had…

ESPN’s determination to “stick to sports” took an embarrassing blow Monday night when it allowed its broadcast to become a state propaganda tool. President Donald Trump was given free air time to wish Ohio State…

ATLANTA — Chip Kelly was talking last weekend about his friend of nearly 30 years, emphasizing the importance of family for Ohio State coach Ryan Day. “Every decision he makes,” said Kelly, Ohio State’s offensive…

Ohio State played like a juggernaut in College Football Playoff en route to national championship. Notre Dame rally turns blowout into tight finish. Once widely ridiculed, Ryan Day earns crowning achievement. ATLANTA — College football’s…

But where do the Buckeyes rank among the national champions of the playoff era? Regular-season losses to Oregon and rival Michigan dent theirds case for coming in atop the list of 11 teams, though the…

The 2024 college football season came to a close Monday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with Ohio State defeating Notre Dame for its first national championship in a decade. So: Who is going to win it all…

ATLANTA – Before a young Marcus Freeman revealed his college commitment, he laid the hats of the finalists on a table, in classic fashion. Among those hats: Notre Dame.  When Freeman chose Ohio State, he…

ATLANTA – As a junior at Downingtown West High School in suburban Philadelphia, Will Howard was emerging as a potential top recruit as the Whippets’ signal-caller. But when he broke his arm, ending that season…

ATLANTA – Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard and his longtime girlfriend, Molly Walding, started a new tradition after playoff games this season.  They went to Five Guys for burgers and fries, because “he’s usually starving,”…