As Ohio State prepares to defend its national championship, ESPN attempted to name the one game that will define the Buckeyes ...

Ohio State will host Northwestern on Thursday night hoping to remain on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.

After leading Ohio State to the national title, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day has agreed to a new contract that is set to make him the country's second-highest-paid head coach.

On Monday night the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish took the field for the national title game. Kickoff between the two teams was listed by ESPN as 7:30 p.m. EST from Mercedes ...

Ohio State coach Ryan Day pointed to the Buckeyes sticking together through adversity for their national championship victory in an interview postgame on ESPN.

"It feels great," Day told ESPN, "and it probably ... when a 31-7 lead gave way to a one-score game. There was nothing easy about a path that ended with Ohio State beating more top-five teams ...

It was the first ring won by Ryan Day, making him one of three ... at least according to the ratings put out by ESPN. The Ohio State-Notre Dame game averaged 22.1 million viewers on Monday ...

Editor's note: Follow Ohio State vs. Notre Dame live updates, scores and highlights from the national championship game. The buzz for the national championship between the two traditional ...

Fowler and Herbstreit are fresh off the Ohio ... State receiver Jeremiah Smith. Smith scored on the play. • In all, ESPN used more than 100 cameras and hosted multiple presentations of the game ...

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard absolutely balled out during the first half of Monday night’s College Football Playoff title game in Atlanta against Notre Dame. The Buckeyes carried a 21-7 ...

To the victors go the spoils, and Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day is reportedly benefiting greatly from the Buckeyes' College Football ...

"The story gets to get told now, and it's a great story," Ohio State coach Ryan Day said postgame to ESPN's Holly Rowe ... all FBS coaches per Ohio State's game notes entering Monday's game.