Ohio State is playing like every player on the roster bottled up the feeling after losing to Michigan and is uncorking it before each play.

After not even making the Big Ten title game, Ohio State gets a shot at its sixth AP national championship when it plays Notre Dame on Jan. 20.

The Buckeyes, 41-21 victors over previously-undefeated Oregon, look like the best team left in the College Football Playoff. Texas awaits in the semifinals.

Ohio State defeated Texas on Friday to reach the College Football Playoff final. Here's what we learned from the Buckeyes' 28-14 win.

The Buckeyes' last national title came in 2014, during the first year of the four-team college football playoff. That year, Ohio State finished as Big Ten champions, beating Wisconsin 59-0 in the conference title game. OSU was 12-1 overall, with a lone Week 1 loss to Virginia Tech on its resume.

One of the effects of the expanded College Football Playoff is the de-emphasis of The Game if Ohio State wins the title