Ohio State football is fending off schools going after its best players. Here's what coach Ryan Day said about the matter while on The Dan Patrick Show.

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes knocked off the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday.

The Ohio State University Buckeyes are national champions after defeating Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night. It was the first college football championship game played under the new 12-team format implemented this season.

The early betting favorite to win next year’s national championship is Ohio State. The question nobody can really answer at this time is what sort of game will the Buckeyes or anyone else return to when they kick it off again seven months from now.

Plus, more questions on whether the CFP format was a success, next year's rising teams and college football's longest season ever.

A traditional superpower reasserts itself in the era of the 12-team playoff, conference realignment, the transfer portal, and paying athletes.

"Judkins spent a lone season at Ohio State and left as a national champion, and his decision comes off a dazzling three-touchdown performance in Ohio State’s victory over Notre Dame," Thamel wrote. "Judkins ran for 100 yards on 11 carries and scored two rushing touchdowns and one receiving."

The Ohio State-Notre Dame game Monday delivered ratings good enough to make it the second-most watched sporting event of the past year.

Ohio State’s run to its first national championship in a decade enabled the Buckeyes to dominate the Associated Press’ all-College Football Playoff team