Ohio State wins the first 12-team national championship, but are they an all-time great?
Until Saturday: A show about college football
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🗓️ 21 January 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Ohio State beat Notre Dame to win the College Football Playoff national championship, the first of the 12-team era. David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris react to the Ryan Day's legacy, the Buckeyes' place among the all-time greats, Notre Dame's rally & future, the Big Ten overtaking the SEC, and the end of superteams. Plus, what did we make of the first-ever 12-team field?
Rundown:
- Ohio State beats Notre Dame (:05)
- Notre Dame hat tip (7:00)
- Ryan Day's place in CFB (8:00)
- Where OSU ranks among all-time teams (18:00)
- The last superteam (24:00)
- The Big Ten plants its flag (27:15)
- Did the 12-team CFP work? (33:10)
- Kirk Herbstreit postgame comments (41:30)
- Despite the hate, the game was still the game (44:45)
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Hosts: David Ubben (@davidubben), Chris Vanninin (@ChrisVannini), Damien Harris (@DHx34)
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| 1:16.1 | Hello and welcome to until Saturday. |
| 1:21.8 | We have a national champion, the Ohio State Buckeyes, beat Notre Dame, Ryan Day. |
| 1:22.8 | Congrats to him. |
| 1:24.5 | Wild last month for him. |
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