According to Taylor Decker, Urban Meyer told the team before the national title game where they were going to hang the championship banner in the WHAC.
Ohio State beat Oregon 42-20 in Arlington to secure the 2014 national championship in the first College Football Playoff. Relive it here in this 23-minute Drive-Thru.
Braxton Miller, J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones — Ohio State's "Magnificent Three" quarterbacks — perfectly defined the Buckeyes' national championship season.
Though they'd put up 42 points in AT&T Stadium, the Buckeye offense didn't exactly come flying out of the gate. Luckily, a pair of 26-yard passes from their own end zone woke them...
How did Ohio State beat Oregon for the national championship? By accounting for every aspect of the Ducks' spread option scheme, and attacking the Oregon 3-4 defense off-tackle.
Third downs are vital to continuing drives or stopping an opponent from getting into scoring position. The Buckeyes raised their game at both in the playoffs.