On January 20th, 2025 the College Football National Championship was played. Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 34-23 for their 9th national championship and 6th most in the NCAA. Ohio State is the first team to win a National Championship in the 12-team playoff making it the hardest route to a National Championship ever. They were also the first team to win the championship in the 4 team playoff style. They beat 5 AP Top 5 teams this season and 6 total teams in the AP Top 10 both being records.
To start the game Will Howard went 14/14 on pass attempts to break the record for most pass attempts without an incompletion in the National Championship. Will Howard won the offensive MVP with the final stat line of 17/21, 231 yards, and 2 touchdowns. Cody Simon won the defensive MVP with the final stat line of 8 tackles.
