It's never easy, huh?
I'll be 40 in a few weeks, which means that the only Ohio State national titles I've been around for have been 2002, 2014, and last night. I'm still trying to process my thoughts from what just happened, but one very specific thing that comes to mind is that for two and a half decades, Ohio State wins championships after refusing to back down from the corner they've painted themselves into.
I mean, seriously: we don't need to rehash every cardiac episode-inducing moment from 2002, or every way that the 2014 squad was seemingly snakebitten before having to take down two juggernauts, or how this 2024 team had to win against, in succession, Tennessee, Oregon, Texas, and Notre Dame en route to a natty, but holy hell! I'll take a national title any way I can get them but just once it'd be nice for my blood pressure if the Buckeyes could calmly sail over the placid waters of college football to win it all.
On the other hand, maybe college football fandoms get what they deserve. Maybe huge, unwieldy fanbases like Ohio State's end up with huge, unwieldy championships because that's how the universe keeps the karmic balance.
Speaking of which, here's a huge, unwieldy Social Reactions national champions post! Enjoy!
BUCKEYES
— James Laurinaitis (@JLaurinaitis55) January 21, 2025
Champs
— Jeremiah Smith (@Jermiah_Smith1) January 21, 2025
— James Laurinaitis (@JLaurinaitis55) January 21, 2025
Champs! #Ohiovstheworld
— Quinshon Judkins (@quinshon_) January 21, 2025
God is amazing win or lose what a year
— Luke Montgomery (@lukeMonty8) January 21, 2025
#CHAMPS pic.twitter.com/L8FihxE1PV
— Tyleik Williams (@tyleikk) January 21, 2025
A night well never forget!!! pic.twitter.com/V8ho6rqie6
— James Laurinaitis (@JLaurinaitis55) January 21, 2025
Thank you Lord Jesus
— Brian Hartline (@brianhartline) January 21, 2025
Someone please check on @MalikZaire8
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) January 21, 2025
Thank you Buckeye Nation. Shoutout to my haters and my supporters . LEGENDS FORVEVER
— Denzel Burke (@DenzelBurke10) January 21, 2025
God is so Good! #NationalChampions pic.twitter.com/TNLHrD6GCT
— Carson Hinzman (@HinzmanCarson) January 21, 2025
National champs enough said
— Ty Hamilton (@tyhamilton__) January 21, 2025
ohio against the world..
— Paris Johnson Jr. (@ParisJohnsonJr) January 21, 2025
Champions!!! #GoBucks
— Carlos Hyde (@elguapo) January 21, 2025
I cant believe God gave me the chance to be a Buckeye. pic.twitter.com/cFPMXzzbJh
— Demetrius Knox (@Meech_Dream14) January 21, 2025
Congrats to the CHAMPS! I was one who lost belief in the Buckeyes. Thought the wheels fell off. The leadership displayed by Ryan Day and the vets on that team was unbelievable. Just amazing to see the response and the fight over the last month #GoBucks
— Joshua Perry (@mrjoshuaperry) January 21, 2025
O-H pic.twitter.com/aP0Hniplrg
— Jim Jackson (@jimjackson419) January 21, 2025
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!
— Mark Pantoni (@markpantoni) January 21, 2025
NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!!
Title Town!! I only roll with winners. @OhioStateFB @UConnMBB @iiwiitalk pic.twitter.com/PcpHE961BT
— Maurice Clarett (@ReeseClarett13) January 21, 2025
PUT SOME RESPECT ON COACH DAY NAME !!!
— Teradja Mitchell (@teeraaw__) January 21, 2025
So proud of the guys on this team and this staff! They proved a lot of people wrong on this run. Love these guys so much!!! Natty champs!!!!
— Seth McLaughlin (@Seth_Mc24) January 21, 2025
How Firm Thy Friendship!!!!
— James Laurinaitis (@JLaurinaitis55) January 21, 2025
GO BUCKS!! NATTY CHAMPS @OhioStateFB
— Parris Campbell (@PCampbell21) January 21, 2025
— Lathan Ransom (@L8thanRansom) January 21, 2025
— Carnell Tate (@carnelltate_) January 21, 2025
O-H
— Mike Conley (@mconley11) January 21, 2025
So happy for all these boys man. They been thru a lot these past few years. Glad they were able to put together memories that will live on forever. Thank you for getting this program back on top! To the guys thats coming back yall know what to do, BACK to BACK! #GoBucks
— Tyvis Powell (@1Tyvis) January 21, 2025
Coach Ryan Day You deserve this moment!!
— Jk dobbins (@Jkdobbins22) January 21, 2025
EXULTANT JOY
THE MOMENT WE KNEW. pic.twitter.com/vvl6IIAklj
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 21, 2025
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
THE Mike Conley. pic.twitter.com/l5mTsJwZH8
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 20, 2025
The Columbus Blue Jackets are repping Ohio State ahead of their game tonight
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) January 20, 2025
They will face the Red Wings in Ohio Stadium for the Stadium Series on March 1st pic.twitter.com/jP7dwwbsrd
.@Jermiah_Smith1 pic.twitter.com/2yeSRpbGvp
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 20, 2025
Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel in the house tonight. pic.twitter.com/K3bSLp2Vkz
— Garrick Hodge (@Garrick_Hodge) January 20, 2025
Buckeye legend Archie Griffin and Brutus are here! pic.twitter.com/HkOHJ5ttnB
— 10TV (@10TV) January 20, 2025
Coach Mick brings out the Buckeyes. pic.twitter.com/3zlPq7KKJd
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) January 21, 2025
"I think he's the most underrated and underappreciated QB in college football." @Jbooty88 on @OhioStateFB QB Will Howard. #B1GFootball x #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/obWWKBnnmT
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) January 21, 2025
LeBron and Bryce Harper in the house for the Natty pic.twitter.com/NN30ftz0NY
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) January 21, 2025
Script Ohio at the national title game pic.twitter.com/NcJ9X6ioEe
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) January 21, 2025
Mama Hall still nursing the broken ankle but has the South Carolina bureau fired up & ready to cheer @OhioStateFB to a title tonight. #Buckeyes @971thefan pic.twitter.com/U5ygwKCtsg
— Clay Hall (@NewDayForClay) January 20, 2025
Ohio State fans cheer very, very loudly because an opponent finally got called for a hold.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) January 21, 2025
Notre Dames opening drive has actually made this game unwatchable with all of the commercial backlog
— Anthony Dabbundo (@AnthonyDabbundo) January 21, 2025
Emeka Egbuka just broke K.J. Hill's record for the most catches in school history. He has 202 catches in his Ohio State career.
— Caroline Rice (@carolinerice19) January 21, 2025
The last team to score a TD on each of its first three drives in a national championship game?
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 21, 2025
Alabama in 2013 against ... Notre Dame pic.twitter.com/j6a0REAEAC
The stiff arm, and the score.
— Garrick Hodge (@Garrick_Hodge) January 21, 2025
Quinshon Judkins with a hell of a first half. pic.twitter.com/Y3OwMNy2rr
RT @SportsBoyTony There's the quintessential OSU tailback running away from Notre Dame defense shot we're used to pic.twitter.com/HoLSLLlSdp
— Anthony Lima (@SportsBoyTony) January 1, 2016
A lot of game left
— Malik Zaire (@MalikZaire8) January 21, 2025
QUINSHON JUDKINS BREAKS LOOSE FOR 70 pic.twitter.com/caOnrKcRm7
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 21, 2025
Estou quase correndo NU na rua
— Buckeyes Brasil (@OhioStateBrasil) January 21, 2025
Important to remember that Ohio State spent 20 ZILLION DOLL HAIRS on NIL and literally no other team in the country spends any money at all. Certainly not Notre Dame whose star RB bought his mom a Porsche.
— Andrew Ellis (@TeddyHeisman) January 21, 2025
25th time this season an OSU opponent has had 1st and goal. 9th time they've come away with 0 points
— Dave Revsine (@BTNDaveRevsine) January 21, 2025
JEREMIAH. SMITH. THIS KID IS UNREAL. pic.twitter.com/0F0oaTthUr
— The Sports Place (@offsportsplace) January 21, 2025
Mood on campus. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/74Xv6pTj25
— Ben Johnson (@CbusBenJohnson) January 21, 2025
Oh no not my team overcoming its worst tendencies to win a national title! Im so owned!
— Sports (@sportsaccount69) January 21, 2025
Ohio State had a lot of players act selflessly - all season.
— Mike Hall (@MikeHallHere) January 21, 2025
For example:
T Henderson for being ok with Q Judkins coming in to take many of his carries.
In the National title game Judkins gets his 1st 100 yard rushing game since game #3 of the season scores 3 TDs
Pure elation. pic.twitter.com/iNyeGq3ESt
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) January 21, 2025
Is this the greatest 4 game run in CFB history? #Buckeyes
— Alex Gleitman (@alexgleitman) January 21, 2025
Ryan Day watches as confetti falls inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Just taking in the moment. pic.twitter.com/kXhAiAAJtG
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) January 21, 2025
Celebration time. pic.twitter.com/lg4Rz5czwe
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) January 21, 2025
@ryandaytime best coach in the nation!!
— Chris Henry Jr (@ChrisHenryJr) January 21, 2025
"I can't believe God gave me the chance to be a Buckeye."
— ESPN (@espn) January 21, 2025
This means everything to Will Howard pic.twitter.com/DPDR679JtS
Thats my quarterback. pic.twitter.com/g28b1y4Jfg
— Josh Poloha (@JorshP) January 21, 2025
This is art pic.twitter.com/YFrNMv4o9i
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) January 21, 2025
The raising of the trophy pic.twitter.com/xHszemUsjo
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) January 21, 2025
WILL HOWARD JEREMIAH SMITH pic.twitter.com/BSefjsDUIx
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) January 21, 2025
Carmen Ohio, National Championship Edition. pic.twitter.com/oMe3XLnViS
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) January 21, 2025
The final play of the National Championship Game.
— 97.1 The Fan (@971thefan) January 21, 2025
Paul Keels and Jim Lachey on the call.
All of the feels. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/irvJLKg2DO
Im so proud of you, bro!
— 97.1 The Fan (@971thefan) January 21, 2025
Jonathan Cooper congratulates @Cody_Simon30 as the confetti coats the field.
The Brotherhood. #ohiostate pic.twitter.com/gBbyXInKIU
The clock hits zero pic.twitter.com/T1Kn8Mdp2d
— Tom Orr (@TomOrr4) January 21, 2025
Ope It appears no one was hurt. Video: Patrick Greenfield, https://t.co/4LAGGkT0S7 pic.twitter.com/prqRfiQV8o
— clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) January 21, 2025
Emeka Egbuka full of emotion pic.twitter.com/A4miKWGvwN
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) January 21, 2025
Happy tears for JTT @OhioStateFB are National Champions#B1GFootball pic.twitter.com/Q2hJc15Zas
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) January 21, 2025
THE TREASURE IS GOLDEN FOR CAPTAIN JACK SAWYER @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/JtPPh638q7
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 21, 2025
Ryan Day joins a legendary list of @OhioStateFB Head Coaches with a National Championship victory pic.twitter.com/ejSzw7SIIt
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) January 21, 2025
Anytime. Anywhere. Any place. OHIO AGAINST THE WORLD
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 21, 2025
Fans running into the Shoe after the Buckeyes win@DispatchAlerts pic.twitter.com/GYHgQqGPO0
— Cole Daniel Behrens (@Colebehr_report) January 21, 2025
Shining the rest of the night in honor of @ohiostatefb's @CFBPlayoff National Championship pic.twitter.com/OO5tdOymbd
— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) January 21, 2025
The first school in history to win two football national championships in the same season. #GoBucks @RedditCFB @SickosCommittee pic.twitter.com/koNVJO3JnW
— Ohio State Club Football (@ClubFootballOSU) January 21, 2025
YOUR 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS pic.twitter.com/5blYflHaJb
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 21, 2025
Will Howard in the College Football Playoff: 1,150 passing yards (75.2 comp %), 8 TDs, 2 INTs.
— Dave Biddle (@davebiddle) January 21, 2025
Also, 4-0 and national champion. #Buckeyes
Good night, or good morning, from Atlanta.
— Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) January 21, 2025
What a ride the 2024 season was and what a journey for guys like Treveyon and Emeka. It's truly remarkable to look back on the last four years and how fast its gone with them. pic.twitter.com/5d1GzZjo89
GIVE US AN INCH AND WELL DEFEND IT pic.twitter.com/g6xAMlBsNf
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 21, 2025
National Champions.#B1GFootball x @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/J2mjn9pk12
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) January 21, 2025
Ryan Day now has one more national championship than Bo Schembechler.
— Dave Biddle (@davebiddle) January 21, 2025
Goodnight from the Natty. #NoBust pic.twitter.com/mFg6xnTSPN
— Tony Gerdeman (@TonyGerdeman) January 21, 2025
And that's it! The Ohio State Buckeyes won the national title! There is no next week, only forever.
- #8 Ohio State 34, #7 Notre Dame 23
- • Ohio State Wins Ninth National Title
- • Day Completes Ultimate Redemption
- • Most-Earned National Championship Ever
- • The Newest Era of Champions
- • Ohio State Postgame • Notre Dame Postgame • Photos
- • Five Things • Notebook • Social Reax • Three Key Stats
