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Ohio State has not held a parade for its last two national championships.
In 2014 after Ohio State’s victory over the Oregon Ducks crowned them as the first college football champions of the CFP era, the university’s athletics department organized a public event two weeks after the big win.
The hour-long event took place on a Saturday at Ohio Stadium and was free to attend.
During the celebration, coaches, student-athletes, and staff were recognized for securing the program’s eighth national championship.
The “Best Damn Band in the Land” performed, and university leaders, including then-President Michael V.
Drake and former Athletics Director Gene Smith, delivered speeches. The ceremony concluded with a trophy presentation.
Two months after a stunning loss to their most bitter rival seeded doubts about Ohio State’s coach and future, the Buckeyes left no doubt Monday about their place within college football’s hierarchy.
To end the 2024 season, Ohio State sits alone at the top after its 34-23 win against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national championship earned the program’s ninth national title and its first in a decade.
Ohio State quarterback Will Howard finished 17-for-21 passing for 231 yards and two scores. His 56-yard completion to star freshman wideout Jeremiah Smith with 2:45 remaining in the fourth quarter and Ohio State clinging to an eight-point lead set up the game-clinching touchdown.
“I just knew in my mind I had to make a play,” said Smith, who finished with 88 yards on five catches. “Finally, we got (one-on-one coverage) toward the end of the game, but I just knew I had to make a play when it’s man on man.”
Running back Quinshon Judkins added 100 yards on the ground with two rushing scores and a receiving touchdown.
Against one of the best third-down defenses in the nation, Ohio State converted 9-of-12 third-down opportunities as it scythed through Notre Dame’s defense for much of the first three quarters.
