Ohio State needed four ferocious victories to vanquish a soul-crushing loss to Michigan and win the College Football Playoff championship.

In the history of the college football, no team has faced a tougher path to the championship. OSU fell to No. 8 in the CFP bracket after losing to Michigan but outscored its four postseason opponents – No. 9 Tennessee, No. 1 Oregon, No. 5 Texas and No. 7 Notre Dame – by a combined score of 145-75.

The team that emerged from the rubble after a devastating loss to its archrival was an absolute juggernaut in the first expanded playoff.