The Buckeyes are No. 1 after their national championship win, but which team is between them and runner-up Notre Dame?

Where, oh where, did you go, SEC football? An Ohio State star sent a message to the rival conference after national championship.

Ohio State was crowned national champions after winning the College Football Playoff and the Buckeyes lead the final US LBM Coaches Poll.

Ohio State finished as the No. 1 team after defeating Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship

It’s going to take a long time to clean up the confetti on the floor of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but that’s not the concern of the Ohio State football program that just took home its ninth national championship after its 34-23 CFP National Championship Game win over Notre Dame on Monday night.

This has prompted questions about which team played best against Ohio State. On "The Paul Finebaum Show," SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum noted that while the Fighting Irish had the closest game in terms of the final score, he believes the No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns (13-3) had a genuine chance to defeat the Buckeyes.

One may disagree with this new age of college athletics, which features exorbitant NIL deals and an unregulated transfer portal, but Ohio State simply used the system to its advantage, and the result is exactly what it had hoped for.

Have you ever wondered how much a college football program would be worth if it could be bought and sold like a professional franchise?

After Ohio State's College Football Playoff National Championship win, one Buckeyes receiver is being pushed to enter the transfer portal to make even more than his current $4 million NIL valuation.

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard didn't hide his disappointment after Monday night's College Football Championship loss to

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