Final Snap Counts for Alabama, 2020 Season

Sevyn Banks and Josh Proctor played the most snaps among all Buckeyes against Alabama while Justin Fields led all Ohio State players with 576 snaps for the 2020 season.

Justin Fields and Marcus Crowley vs. Alabama

Alabama Loss Will Be This Offseason's Fuel

Much like the 2019 loss to Clemson fueled the 2020 Buckeyes, the national championship game loss to Alabama will add motivation for Ohio State as it begins preparing for 2021.

Dallas Gant, Xavier Johnson and Trayvon Wilburn

Five Things: Alabama

Alabama is a juggernaut and short-handed Ohio State simply couldn't keep up as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 52-24 victory in the College Football Playoff championship.

Devonta Smith burned Ohio State for 12 catches, 215 yards and 3 TD...in the first half.

2021 College Football Playoff Championship

Complete coverage of No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Alabama in the 2021 College Football Playoff Championship.

Comparing OSU-Alabama Recruiting Rankings

We compare the recruiting rankings on Ohio State's and Alabama's rosters to give a side-by-side comparison of who has the talent advantage ahead of the CFP national championship...

08 Jan 2021
by Zack Carpenter and Matt Gutridge

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No Cap 19: The Big One

The guys enjoy humbling of Dabo Swinney perhaps a little too much, Tyvis shares a sad family story and a College Football Playoff Championship preview for winners.

08 Jan 2021
by No Cap Pod

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Alabama D Could Be Vulnerable vs. Buckeyes

Alabama's defense has given up at least 46 points to the two best offenses it's faced this year, so it'll certainly need to be better to slow down Ohio State's offense on Monday.

08 Jan 2021
by Dan Hope

85 Comments

Day: “New Set Of Challenges” With COVID-19

Ohio State is dealing with a “new set of challenges” related to COVID-19, but it remains on target to play the national championship game on Monday.

07 Jan 2021
by Colin Hass-Hill

159 Comments

Fields: “I'll Be Good By Monday Night”

Justin Fields said he felt “definitely better than expected” the day after taking a big hit against Clemson and that his injury hasn't had much effect on his preparation for...

07 Jan 2021
by Dan Hope

44 Comments

Day, Fields, Olave Discuss Bama’s Defense

Ryan Day, Justin Fields, Chris Olave and a handful of Ohio State’s offensive personnel discuss how to handle Alabama’s defense in the national championship game.

07 Jan 2021
by Zack Carpenter

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Bama Aims to Make OSU One-Dimensional

Alabama is looking to make Ohio State's offense one-dimensional by limiting the run game, and Dylan Moses compares Justin Fields to “a young Cam Newton.”

07 Jan 2021
by 11W Staff

63 Comments

Saban Previews Natty

Alabama head coach Nick Saban previews the national title game against Ohio State, talking about Jaylen Waddle, offensive evolution and more.

07 Jan 2021
by Colin Hass-Hill

36 Comments

A Long Time Coming

After winning five pairs of Gold Pants and four Big Ten titles, Justin Hilliard wants to wrap up his Ohio State career with his first national championship.

07 Jan 2021
by Colin Hass-Hill

52 Comments

Buckeyes Preparing for “Complete Offense”

Ohio State's defense knows it will face its toughest test of the year against Alabama, but the Buckeyes aren't backing down from that challenge.

07 Jan 2021
by Dan Hope

47 Comments

Coombs, OSU Defense Prep for Bama Offense

Kerry Coombs, Shaun Wade and a handful of Ohio State defensive players took to the podium to discuss slowing down Alabama's offense and the potential return of Jaylen Waddle.

06 Jan 2021
by Zack Carpenter

47 Comments

“The Best Defense We've Played This Year”

Mac Jones says Ohio State has “the best defense we've played this year,” Jaylen Waddle returns to practice, and Steve Sarkisian splits duties between Alabama and Texas.

06 Jan 2021
by Zack Carpenter and Colin Hass-Hill

45 Comments

Southern Comfort

The Buckeyes spent decades losing to SEC teams in bowl games. That futility defined the program until they finally broke through.

06 Jan 2021
by Ramzy Nasrallah

75 Comments

RPW: How OSU Beat Clemson, Can Beat Bama

We look at how Ohio State proved us wrong against Clemson and what the Buckeyes will need to do to replicate that performance against Alabama and win the national title.

06 Jan 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

11 Comments

Nick Saban's Daughter Has An Opinion

Nick Saban's daughter, Kristen, thinks Ohio State is attempting to give Justin Fields time to heal by calling "BS on the COVID cases" in a since-deleted tweet.

05 Jan 2021
by 11W Staff

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OSU Still Planning to Play Monday

There have been discussions about postponing the national championship game due to COVID-19 issues at Ohio State, but Ohio State is still planning to play Monday as of now.

05 Jan 2021
by Dan Hope

237 Comments

Saban's First Impressions Of Ohio State

Alabama head coach Nick Saban offers his first impressions of Ohio State, calling the Buckeyes "very balanced, very efficient" offensively with strong lines.

05 Jan 2021
by Colin Hass-Hill

99 Comments

“We're Going to Have to Even Play Better”

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.

04 Jan 2021
by Dan Hope

66 Comments

Don't Forget, Saban Ranked OSU No. 5

Don't forget, Nick Saban also ranked the Buckeyes outside of the top four and below a team Alabama beat 52-24.

04 Jan 2021
by Kevin Harrish

63 Comments

Waddle Returning to Practice, Might Play

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.

04 Jan 2021
by Colin Hass-Hill

77 Comments

2021 College Football Playoff Championship

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