Ohio and Oregon Newspaper Front Pages on Ohio State's National Championship Win

By 11W Staff on January 13, 2015 at 11:49a

A quick look at the newspaper front pages following Ohio State's 42–20 win over the Oregon Ducks in the National Championship, starting with the winning papers.

First up, Ohio State's hometown paper, the Columbus Dispatch with a commemorative poster cover:

The Akron Beacon Journal featured Ezekiel Elliott, off to the races:

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, again featuring Elliott:

The Lorain Morning Journal:

And then the Cincinnati Enquirer, acknowledging the existence of Ohio State for once:

And now we turn to papers in the state of Oregon, which, understandably, carry quite a different vibe today. First, The Oregonian:

The hometown paper for the Ducks, the Eugene Register-Guard:

The East Oregonian:

Last, but certainly not least, the Salem Statesman Journal:

That's a whole lot of sad Mariota.