Ohio State had an apparent team meeting after its upset loss to Michigan in the regular season finale. Here's what to know:

Out of its lowest moment of the season came clarity for the Ohio State Buckeyes.  Raw emotions. Honesty. Hard conversations that were long overdue.  It all came spilling out in a players-only meeting on the Tuesday after Ohio State's devastating loss to Michigan in the final weekend of the regular season.

Patriots. With a win against Notre Dame in the CFP championship, the Buckeyes can be remembered as the Giants.

Jesse Temple: Ohio State has been a juggernaut during a three-game winning streak in the Playoff, embarrassing Tennessee and Oregon. Notre Dame has won 13 straight games and put together a fantastic season. But Ohio State’s balance and overall talent should emerge. … Ohio State 24, Notre Dame 14.

The Ohio State football season is almost over, win or lose, and there is a small cadre of fans who have been to every, or almost every, playoff game.

Only one game remains in what has been the longest college football season in history, which started way back on Aug. 24, 2024, when Georgia Tech upset then-No. 10 Florida State 24-21 in Ireland. That contest in Week 0 certainly set the tone for what would be a wild college football season that will go down in the memory banks.

The Buckeyes have dominated their opponents so far in the College Football Playoff, and they should do so again against the Fighting Irish.

Here are three keys and a prediction for the national championship as Ohio State looks to become the third two-loss national champion.

This season’s National Championship Game is pitting two traditional powers in Ohio State and Notre Dame against one another. It’s a matchup that both sides, naturally, want to win but one that analyst Paul Finebaum says is more important for the Buckeyes to win.

Vice President-elect JD Vance, a native of Middletown, flexed his Buckeye pride at the Ohio Inaugural Ball hosted in Washington D.C. Sunday.

Ohio State’s match-up with Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff’s national championship game on Monday night obviously is the biggest game ever played between the two college football giants.