Ohio State fans celebrated winning a national championship for the first time in more than a decade in the only acceptable way: by storming the field.
No, Buckeyes fans didn’t celebrate with Ohio State on the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Instead after defeating Notre Dame to earn their first championship since 2014, Ohio State fans broke into their own stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State students stormed Ohio Stadium after the Buckeyes won the national title. (IMAGIN)
Video shared by the Columbus Dispatch showed a large crowd of fans running around campus right after Ohio State held off Notre Dame to claim a 34-23 victory. According to the outlet, it was just after midnight when the crowd broke into “The Shoe.”
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“It’s really kind of surreal,” freshman Thomas Schmansky told the outlet of the students on their way onto the field at Ohio Stadium.
Another student told the paper the celebration was “crazy,” adding that she was surprised by how “supportive” campus law enforcement was.
According to the report, the festivities began to unfold around 12:20 PM ET.
Ohio State students rush the field at Ohio Stadium after the Buckeyes clinched the College Football Playoff National Championship against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (IMAGIN)
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Ohio State won its sixth national title after a regular season in which a loss at home to Michigan raised questions about the team’s playoff chances and whether head coach Ryan Day was on his way out.
“It’s a great story about a bunch of guys who just overcame some really tough situations and at the time when there’s a lot of people who counted us out (they) just kept swinging and kept fight,” Day said after the game.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, right, celebrates after a touchdown by running back Quinshon Judkins, #1, during the first half of the College Football Playoff national championship game, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Ultimately, the low points of this season, including a fourth straight loss to rival Michigan, didn’t matter much Monday night as the Buckeyes ended the 2024 season on a high note.
