While there is still one more step to that process, Saban's remarks appear to already ring true for Ohio State head coach Ryan Day. Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard celebrates after winning the College Football Playoff semifinal against the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl on Friday in Arlington, Texas.

Legendary coach Nick Saban said on "College GameDay" that "nobody's gonna remember" Ohio State lost to Michigan if the Buckeyes win a national title.

Ohio State suffered a brutal defeat to bitter rival Michigan in November but has bounced back to reach the College Football Playoff semifinals and the Cotton Bowl Classic

Both teams have performed exceptionally well throughout the season and have been among the favorites to win the national championship trophy for most of the year. According to ESPN BET, Ohio State is a six-point favorite in this matchup. However, Texas has a 50.5% chance of winning, according to ESPN's Matchup Predictor.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban has been high on the Ohio State Buckeyes since the College Football Playoff began. Saban, who blasted some Ohio State fans for their fury over the team's 13-10 loss to hated rival Michigan on Nov.

A year after retirement Nick Saban is headed to the College Football Hall of Fame as part of a class of 22 to be enshrined at a ceremony in Las Vegas in December.

NICK SABAN AND THE REST OF THE 2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS. The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class is full of bi

ATLANTA — Former Bowling Green State University football coach Urban Meyer will join Nick Saban in the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class, and Michael Vick and Michael Strahan are among the former players who will be inducted.

Ohio State’s 13-10 loss to Michigan in its regular-season finale stunned much of the college football world and left a frustrated Buckeyes fan base searching for answers to their beloved team ...