That's how long it will take before the ever hopeful University of Washington football team and newly christened national champion Ohio State meet on what should be a glorious fall afternoon in Husky Stadium.

Buckeyes fans stood out in the frigid cold Tuesday for hours, waiting for the national champion Ohio State Buckeyes' return to the Columbus university campus. They passed the time by chanting “O-H, I-O” and remarking on the cold.

Ryan Day deserved to feel vindication when he won a national championship less than two months after it seemed his Ohio State job was on the line.