Ohio State went into the CFP with the mindset that it needed to play its best game to beat Clemson, and it's taking the same mindset into this week's game against Alabama.
Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle will return to practice on Tuesday, per AL.com, and there's "at least a possibility" he could play in the national championship game.
Dr. Aloiya Earl weighs in on Justin Fields' injury, his in-game evaluation and treatment, and the potential implications for Monday's national championship game.
Ohio State's Ryan Day, Trey Sermon and Tuf Borland and Alabama's Nick Saban, Devonta Smith and Patrick Surtain discuss the upcoming national championship game.
Ryan Day "definitely" expects Justin Fields to play in the national championship game, but he declines to provide any information on the Ohio State quarterback's injury.
Ohio State kicked off the new year by taking it to Dabo Swinney and Clemson, uniting Tigers and Michigan fans in misery. The two fanbases were sad together online.
Justin Fields has a legendary performance when Ohio State needed one, Justin Hilliard unexpectedly turns into a star and Dabo Swinney finally loses to the Buckeyes.
Trey Sermon's 10-yard run to convert a first down late in the second quarter of the Sugar Bowl against Clemson might be Ohio State's most underrated play of the night.
Ohio State's offense might have looked entirely different against Clemson, but Ryan Day and his staff used a condensed schedule to their benefit by dusting off some old favorites.
Devonta Smith and Mac Jones are Heisman finalists and Najee Harris is the nation's best running backs, but Alabama's defense has struggled against top offenses.
Ohio State saved its playbook for Clemson, the Buckeyes had their best passing performance in 6 years, Thayer Munford and Nicholas Petit-Frere were perfect and more.
