From his Top 7 at the end of June that was made up of Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Missouri, Michigan State and Florida State, Riley narrowed things down to Ohio State and Clemson.

Ohio State rose to No. 1 in the poll after winning the national championship, earning 1,400 points and all first-place votes.

In their next two appearances, the Buckeyes lost to the Clemson Tigers in the Fiesta Bowl in 2017 and 2020. However, Ohio State achieved redemption by defeating the Tigers 49-29 in the 2021 Sugar ...

Alabama qualified for that format in eight of 10 years, and Ohio State made that four-team bracket five times. Clemson qualified six consecutive years. The 12-team playoff creates more margin for ...

Avon Lake (Ohio) four-star offensive lineman Maxwell Riley is down to Clemson and Ohio State. Thank you to all the schools that have dedicated their time and resources towards recruiting me.

Ohio State was No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season Tuesday after beating Notre Dame for its first national championship since 2014. The Buckeyes (14-2 ...