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ATLANTA — Ryan Day, the coach of Ohio State, was in the Horseshoe seven weeks and two days ago when Michigan hoisted its flag at midfield. The rival Wolverines were celebrating, supporters were yelling “F— Ryan Day,” his players were fighting back and walking around in shock, and chaos ensued.
What happened Monday night seven weeks and two days ago seemed unthinkable: happiness, celebration, victory, Day in the center, and Buckeye Nation as a whole now supporting him.
The first expanded 12-team college football playoff offered a shot at redemption following that heartbreaking loss to Michigan. And the Buckeyes capitalized right away, defeating Notre Dame 34-23 to win the program’s sixth national title after outscoring their four postseason opponents by a collective score of 145-75.
“After all the things that have been said throughout the year, these guys are going to be cemented as one of the best stories in Ohio State history and one of the best football teams ever,” Day stated. “At one time, not many people shared that idea, but these men did, and they carried it out. These men might not be the right fit for Ohio State, but they are.
With third-string quarterback Cardale Jones, they defeated No. 1 Alabama and then No. 2 Oregon in 2014, when they were rated No. 4 in the first four-team field, to win the first championship trophy of the CFP era.
They were seeded eighth in the first 12-team field this year. Michigan’s defeat of Ohio
A team meeting after the Michigan loss got heated. Feelings were hashed out, grievances aired.
“There’s multiple ways that you can respond to adversity in life, and that adversity brought us closer as an entire group,” receiver Emeka Egbuka said. “We were able to lift each other up in that moment, and we’ve gotten stronger because of it.”