First, Ohio State trounced Tennessee 42-17 in the first round of the College Football Playoff and on New Year's Day the Buckeyes exacted revenge over Oregon in a 41-21 drubbing of the No. 1 team in the country. Ohio State is now two wins away from winning its ninth National Championship, all while fans call for their head coach to be fired.

Even after a 13-game grind and potentially three more games to go if Ohio State is going to win a national championship, coach Ryan Day said Tuesday his team couldn't be in better shape. "I feel like all things considered that we're as healthy and as strong and as fresh as we've been all season,

Ohio State football found the ultimate redemption in their Rose Bowl matchup against Oregon. After the Buckeyes stormed through the first quarter with a 14-0 lead, they kept the foot on the gas for the rest of the game,

The rematch of college football's game of the regular season failed to live up to the hype as No. 8 seed Ohio State took out its pent-up frustrations on top seed Oregon in a 41-21 victory in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal of the College Football Playoff.

• Oregon crushed by Ohio State, ending No. 1 Ducks’ season: Previously undefeated Oregon (13-1), which prides itself in physicality and mental toughness, was punched in the mouth from the start as 90,732 attended the 111th Rose Bowl.