College football national championship score, highlights: Ohio State holds off Notre Dame to win title, 34-23

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• OHIO STATE WINS CFP NATIONAL TITLE!

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM GMT+1

  Ohio State wants its rings

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM GMT+1

  The moment OSU secured the title …

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM GMT+1

  OHIO STATE WINS THE CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

  The Buckeyes win the first-ever 12-team playoff, beating Notre Dame 34-23 to claim the title!

  It’s Ohio State’s first national title since the 2014 season.

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM GMT+1

  Ohio State adds a FG

  Jayden Fielding hits a 33-yard field goal to make it a two-possession game.

  With 26 seconds left, it’s all a formality now.

  The Buckeyes are on the way to a CFP championship!

  Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM GMT+1

  Another angle of the Jeremiah Smith catch

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM GMT+1

  Ohio State converts on a BIG pass play!

  The Buckeyes roll the dice on 3rd down with a deep ball to Jeremiah Smith and it pays off for a huge 55-yard gain!

  That will just about clinch it with a fresh set of downs at the 2-minute timeout.

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM GMT+1

  Ohio State still in control

  Even amid the chaos, the Buckeyes are basically one or two first downs away from securing the title.

  Big 3rd and 11 coming up with 2:45 to go.

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM GMT+1

  Leonard to Greathouse is the key

  This Notre Dame comeback bid is all the back of the passing game coming to life with QB Riley Leonard finding his go-to target in Jaden Greathouse.

  Greathouse has 5 catches for 11 yards and 2 TDs so far.

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:46 AM GMT+1

  Touchdown Notre Dame!

  Riley Leonard to … who else? … Jaden Greathouse for a 30-yard pinpoint TD pass!

  And the 2-point try is GOOD to make it a one-score game with 4:15 to play.

  Ohio State 31, Notre Dame 23

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:42 AM GMT+1

  Notre Dame’s passing game coming alive

  Suddenly Riley Leonard is slinging it out there as the Irish have quickly crosses midfield again.

  Can they convert it into points this time?

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM GMT+1

  Ohio State punts it

  For the first time today, Ohio State is punting it away. Obviously a crucial stop by the Notre Dame defense there. ND ball with 6:25 to play for the national title.

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM GMT+1

  Did ND make the right decision to kick?

  Many on social media are being critical of Notre Dame’s decision to even try a short field goal when it was down 16 in the 4th quarter.

  It was 4th and goal from the 9. Would you have

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM GMT+1

  Notre Dame FG NO GOOD!

  Mitch Jeter’s 27-yard attempt hits the upright, and an exciting drive ends in nothing for Notre Dame!

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM GMT+1

  ND moves chains on 4th down!

  Riley Leonard delivers another big pass to Jaden Greathouse to convert on 4th-and-5.

  Notre Dame doing just enough to keep this game interesting.

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM GMT+1

  Notre Dame on the march

  Riley Leonard completes a big pass to Jaden Greathouse to get into OSU territory.

  Big 3rd down conversion there for 30 yards.

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM GMT+1

  Ohio State fumbles it away!

  Emeka Egbuka lost the ball after a big gain, and Notre Dame gets the turnover it absolutely HAD to have there.

  The Irish will take over at their own 21-yard line.

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM GMT+1

  End of 3rd: Ohio State 31, Notre Dame 15

  OSU would have faced a 3rd-and-6 from its own 38 but instead has it into Notre Dame territory after a late hit on the quarterback was called.

  Brutal mistake by Notre Dame when it needed a stop.

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM GMT+1
• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM GMT+1

  Touchdown Notre Dame!

  Jaden Greathouse with a terrific 34-yard catch and run to get the Irish a desperately needed score.

  And after the 2-point conversion, it’s suddenly a two-score game again.

  Ohio State 31, Notre Dame 15

• Tue, January 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM GMT+1

  Notre Dame has a drive going

  Before this drive, the Irish didn’t even have a first down since the opening TD drive.

  Now, thanks to a few nice plays plus a PI penalty, Notre Dame has the ball into OSU territory.