As someone who covered Michigan’s national championship and its aftermath, I thought I’d give Ohio State a few pointers about what’s next.

Has Ohio State football ever lost to Michigan and won the national championship in the same season? Here's the answer:

In the history of the college football, no team has faced a tougher path to the championship. OSU fell to No. 8 in the CFP bracket after losing to Michigan but outscored its four postseason opponents – No. 9 Tennessee, No. 1 Oregon, No. 5 Texas and No. 7 Notre Dame – by a combined score of 145-75.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and head coach Ryan Day accomplished their ultimate goal for the 2024 season on Monday night. After an up-and-down season, Ohio State ended up defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the National Championship Game.

The Buckeyes won four games to claim this year's CFP national title. Despite losing to Michigan and Oregon, Ohio State entered the CFP as an at-large. The squad then defeated Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and finally the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The Ohio State University football coach Ryan Day and his family went through it after the Buckeyes’ brutal loss to Michigan. “We had security at our house,” Ryan’s son, R.J. Day, shared with The Athletic in an interview published Tuesday,