This article is probably very exciting for the three or so people who were anxiously awaiting a mea culpa from yours truly, for the heinous crime of picking Oregon over the Buckeyes.
And initially that was justified: Ohio State came out firing on all cylinders, again, scoring a quick touchdown and preventing the Ducks from responding. "Ah ha," the haters gleefully thought to themselves, "surely now Johnny Ginter will be forced back into the inky depths from whence he came, tail between his legs!"
But then the Buckeyes scored again. And again. And again and again and again, and suddenly it was 34-0 and nobody, I repeat — NOBODY on this planet could've possibly seen that coming and if you say that you did you are a damn liar. That was the most baffling and glorious half of football ever played, to the point where I think the Buckeyes were a little shocked themselves at how it played out.
There will be time to dissect what went so incredibly right for Ohio State (an underrated narrative this year is Will Howard evolving into an incredibly accurate passer) and so devastatingly wrong for Oregon (I think there's a lot to be said for teams with a bye not being mentally ready for the challenge), but one thing is for sure: there's no way in hell I'm picking against Ryan Day and company again in this playoff. Because holy shit!
BUCKEYES
That's belt to ass! Amen! #GoBucks
— Gee Scott Sr. (@GeeScottSr) January 2, 2025
Champs
— Brian Hartline (@brianhartline) January 2, 2025
2/4. At All Costs pic.twitter.com/kODT0RMrjQ
BUCKEYES . All glory to God!!!
— Denzel Burke (@DenzelBurke10) January 2, 2025
Jesus replied, You dont understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.
— LR12 (@L8thanRansom) January 2, 2025
John 13:7 NLT
Thank you God pic.twitter.com/uVOGh4kgSL
O-H baby
— JSN (@jaxon_smith1) January 2, 2025
I cant believe God gave me the chance to be a Buckeye!! - Jim Tressel
— James Laurinaitis (@JLaurinaitis55) January 2, 2025
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!
— Mark Pantoni (@markpantoni) January 2, 2025
So proud of these guys!!
The journey continues.
GO BUCKS!!
Proud of each one of them. Zone 6 . WRU talk soon. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/cQpzLILYZX
— Michael Thomas (@Cantguardmike) January 2, 2025
Great day to be a @OhioStateFB @ReeseClarett13 pic.twitter.com/bojMORgH7f
— Cris Carter (@criscarter80) January 2, 2025
Ohio State after the entire fanbase put the nails in their coffin after losing to Michigan. Keep proving us all wrong #GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/hPqOEj3rpT
— Jake ballard (@TheJakeBallard) January 2, 2025
OH - IO Buckeyes headed to Dallas!
— Jamie Wood (@iamjamiewood) January 2, 2025
Huge congratulations to The Ohio State Buckeyes and @ryandaytime .
— JAY RICHARDSON (@JayRichardson99) January 2, 2025
Time to take this show to Dallas and keep packing these teams up aka sending em home.
We aint sneaking up on anyone now. They know what it is.
Cody Simon The O
— Jonathon Cooper (@JonathonCooper7) January 2, 2025
This is Ryan Day at his best. This is Knowles at his best. This is the roster that everyone has raved about fully unlocked.
— Chimdi Chekwa (@ChimChek) January 1, 2025
Takeem to the TRAIN STATION all 60 min. All Gas No Brakes
— Anthony Schlegel (@schlegelvellie) January 1, 2025
NO ONE and I mean NO ONE can beat THIS @ohiostatefb team
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) January 1, 2025
PASADENA BEAUTY
What a scene @TBDBITL x #B1GFootball pic.twitter.com/AFSxxaxtj9
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) January 1, 2025
Rose Bowl Game Flyover. Happy 2025!!@Whiteman_AFB @rosebowlgame @RoseBowlStadium @OhioStateFB @OhioState @uoregon @oregonfootball @TBDBITL @GoDucks @northropgrumman @SportsCenter @SInow @espn @SonyAlpha @NCAA @NCAAFootball @usairforce @VisitPasadena @VisitCA pic.twitter.com/jlC0X64NSH
— Mark Holtzman (@westcoastaerial) January 1, 2025
Weve been seeing the world for 100 years and theres still absolutely nothing like the @rosebowlgame pic.twitter.com/Qh1kytUn1H
— Goodyear Blimp (@GoodyearBlimp) January 1, 2025
HANG ON SLOOPY, SLOOPY HANG ON! O-H! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/cVS9vm6wi0
— Ohio State Alumni (@OhioStateAlumni) January 2, 2025
The best venue in the sport and what should be the host of the national title game every year pic.twitter.com/DACrmNr5X5
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) January 2, 2025
Perfection. pic.twitter.com/hk7gYV8gMm
— Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) January 2, 2025
Last thing for the night ... your Rose Bowl sunset in 16 seconds. pic.twitter.com/RosC4Y6GMY
— Tony Gerdeman (@TonyGerdeman) January 2, 2025
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
And the Bucks pic.twitter.com/1TgdJORFiQ
— Caroline Rice (@carolinerice19) January 1, 2025
.@Jermiah_Smith1 cannot be defended @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/ndBV7PyhXW
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) January 1, 2025
4 for a TD!
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) January 1, 2025
pic.twitter.com/HvZiVrrd9l
Just more than a quarter gone by and Jeremiah Smith already has 118 receiving yards, including this walk-in touchdown with a familiar peace sign. pic.twitter.com/54dcPPbEy7
— Garrick Hodge (@Garrick_Hodge) January 1, 2025
Make that 31-0. pic.twitter.com/rgLbGsGvcl
— Garrick Hodge (@Garrick_Hodge) January 1, 2025
Oregon learning what the rest of the Big Ten has known for a while now - Buckeyes arent a team you catch slipping twice.
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) January 1, 2025
Ryan Day and Chip Kelly are geniuses. 1. Lose badly to Michigan, which 2. Awakens sleeping giant. Brilliant.
— Rob Oller (@rollerCD) January 1, 2025
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) January 1, 2025
TreVeyon Henderson. Home-run hitter. pic.twitter.com/KYMOvWEXqQ
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) January 1, 2025
Look away, Oregon fans pic.twitter.com/jMT5JHC4mh
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) January 1, 2025
. KEEP IT GOING!!!! BELT TO ASS
— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 1, 2025
hes having an existential crisis pic.twitter.com/ugBz0SZvnf
— brianna pirre (@bsp_13) January 1, 2025
Ohio State
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) January 1, 2025
Ohio State
Ohio State #B1GStats x #B1GFootball pic.twitter.com/UR33vggkwN
As @1Tyvis reminded me to quote Urban this son of a b doesnt have to be close
— Beau Bishop (@BeauBishop) January 1, 2025
Negative 26 rushing yards for the undefeated no.1 team in the country
— Ramzy Nasrallah (@ramzy) January 2, 2025
Just a reminder -- an offensive lineman hasn't been called for holding against Jack Sawyer since September of 2021.
— Tony Gerdeman (@TonyGerdeman) January 2, 2025
LEAVING LA WITH SOME HARDWARE
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 2, 2025
THE GRANDADDY OF THEM ALL pic.twitter.com/OeC5JWPbiP
hen it mattered most pic.twitter.com/PuhYjFcxkn
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 2, 2025
Oregons DBs with Jeremiah Smith pic.twitter.com/BT7hQu0heD
— Mekka Don (@MekkaDonMusic) January 1, 2025
Will Howard cant get on the stage!
— Adam King (@AdamKing10TV) January 2, 2025
Let Will on the podium. pic.twitter.com/6lEGb5H7US
Rece Davis: Can anybody stop you?
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) January 2, 2025
Jeremiah Smith: No.
Accurate.pic.twitter.com/OXuSyfRg9g
Dan Lanning on Jeremiah Smith:
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) January 2, 2025
"He's strong. He attacks the ball in the air as well as any receiver I've seen. I mean, the guy is NFL-ready. He's that talented. He's very special," Lanning said. "Will Howard did a great job of getting the ball to him tonight. He's tough to
Total elation from Ohio State, part two. pic.twitter.com/1gTBqr0JIA
— Garrick Hodge (@Garrick_Hodge) January 2, 2025
Brutus is all Buckeye fans right now #B1GFootball x #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/f9OTfcABDL
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) January 2, 2025
Jeremiah Smith is just a cheat code
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) January 2, 2025
He put on a show in the CFP Quarterfinals for @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/I4uW8Y2TLC
"We played a great game here, and we got our revenge." @OhioStateFB's Offensive MVP Jeremiah Smith THRIVED on the @rosebowlgame stage tonight #B1GFootball x #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/66oFqk9dHm
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) January 2, 2025
Celebratory Carmen Ohio pic.twitter.com/gUBK6B2S0x
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) January 2, 2025
Seems good pic.twitter.com/NLhhDIGSRQ
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) January 2, 2025
Go win it all for your team.
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) January 2, 2025
Tez Johnson shares a moment with Will Howard after the Rose Bowl #B1GFootball x #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/U3ePtjCUu5
These are for you Buckeye fans
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) January 2, 2025
Tyleik Williams gives the @OhioStateFB fans their roses #B1GFootball x #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/ytPe4KLjlq
Yikes #oregon #OSUvsORE pic.twitter.com/Gc5GdzW05X
— Tuna (@1st_and_tuna) January 1, 2025
Im out here Converting fans
— AzBuckGuy (@AzBuckGuy) January 2, 2025
Fuck a duck pic.twitter.com/EeKrNsGDSr
Rose Bowl Champions pic.twitter.com/qRGQt5W9Q1
— 97.1 The Fan (@971thefan) January 2, 2025
SUCCESSFUL DUCK HUNT pic.twitter.com/b4dSf34hAW
— Swish (@swishxvibes) January 2, 2025
Jermaine Matthews Jr: Big Ryan Day guy pic.twitter.com/acrm6UZqcE
— Dave Holmes (@DaveHolmesTV) January 2, 2025
Hey, guess what? There was so much social media content that we're going to have a round two later on this afternoon, so keep a lookout for that! See you then!
- #8 Ohio State 41, #1 Oregon 21
- • Buckeyes Dominate Ducks, 41-21
- • Buckeyes Assert Themselves at Team to Beat
- • The Day JJ Took Over
- • Watch Ohio State's Postgame Celebration
- • Ohio State Postgame • Oregon Postgame • Photos
- • Five Things • Notebook • Social Reax • Three Key Stats
