Is this the best Ohio State team ever? Who knows? The Super Sophs of 1968 were damn impressive. The 2002 Buckeyes were tough as nails and the 2014 edition beat Alabama. Nuff said. I can’t speak for 1942, 1954 and 1957, but I wouldn’t bet against them.

Ohio State opened up the 12-team College Football Playoff the same way it opened up the four-team field: holding up a trophy. The Buckeyes knocked off Notre Dame in the championship game, 34-23, to reclaim their spot at the top of college football.

A horde of jubilant Ohio State fans broke into the university’s stadium in the frigid cold to celebrate after the Buckeyes were crowned College Football National Champions Monday night. Hundreds of excited fans and students gathered around campus after Ohio State’s 34-23 victory over Notre Dame flocked to Ohio Stadium and broke through a gate to continue the celebration inside “The Shoe,