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.

Ohio State is hours away from meeting Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game, capping a season that just in the past eight weeks has seesawed between the depths of another loss to Michigan and the potential high of claiming the program first championship since the debut of the four-team format a decade ago.

The Notre Dame vs. Ohio State football game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT start on ESPN on Monday, Jan. 20. Chris Fowler is expected to do the play-by-play. Kirk Herbstreit is expected to join him in the booth.

In a shocking upset, Penn State handed No. 9 Ohio State its first loss of the season with a 62-59 victory. The win marked the Nittany Lions' first victory over an AP top-10 opponent since 2012. The Buckeyes now stand at 17-1 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten, while Penn State (10-9, 1-7 Big Ten) celebrated its first conference win of the season.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are closing in on a national title, and only the Notre Dame Fighting Irish stand in the way. In the lead up to the National Championship

The Buckeyes entered every playoff game looking for one more chance to play together. Now they prepare for their last dance with a national championship in sight.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have had many football legends pass through the program over the years. One of them happens to be former superstar running back Eddie Ge

Ohio State hasn't been tested in playoff wins over Tennessee ... But it’s been one-way traffic so far for the Buckeyes. They boat-raced Tennessee 42-17 in the first round, but Oregon figured to be a much tougher opponent in the quarterfinals after ...

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.

may need a similar effort against eighth-seeded Ohio State (12-2), which has steamrolled touted teams from Tennessee and Oregon in the first two rounds of the CFP. The Buckeyes boast the No. 1 defense in the nation as well as a balanced offense ...

Traditional powers Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish will meet with the national title on the line on Monday night. These two know each other well. It’s the third straight season they will face each other on the gridiron.