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Lol classic. I will say that after rewatching that magical run, I in no way regret naming my first puppy Urban. We watched the Bama and Oregon game together as I drank a cold IPA that was snuggled up in my national championship koozie. Yeah, that never gets old.
Rewatching and it's always surprising how outclassed Oregon was from the start. For all the gushing over the speedfreak Oregon O (somewhat deserved), OSU's was inevitable. It really was a matter of "Is OSU going to turn the ball over 8 times? No, only 4? Ok, then this is over."
Can't say enough about how that offense peaked at the end of the season. Not only could they move the ball at will against good-great defenses, but they negated all the turnovers as well.
2015: No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 1 Alabama 35
The second of three straight indoor games wasn’t quite as much of a shock as the win over Wisconsin, but it still ranks as one of the greatest in Ohio State history. It didn’t start out that way, though.
OSU got the ball inside the Alabama 5 on two of its first three possessions, but settled for a pair of field goals.
Meanwhile, the Tide was having no such red zone issues. They punched in three touchdowns to take a 21-6 lead with 8:07 to play before halftime. Talk of another overmatched Big Ten team being unable to keep up with a mighty SEC Goliath was already flooding social media.
But then a funny thing happened: the Buckeyes got off the canvas and absolutely destroyed Alabama for the next 20 minutes of football.
Ezekiel Elliott scored from three yards out. It was 21-13 Alabama.
Then Evan Spencer hit Michael Thomas on a legendary trick play to cut it to 21-20 just before the half.
Then Cardale Jones connected with Devin Smith to make it 27-21 Buckeyes early in the third.
And defensive end Steve Miller intercepted a pass and ran it back 41 yards for a pick-six to stretch the Buckeyes’ lead to 34-21. Just like that, OSU had rattled off a 28-0 run.
The Tide finally answered with a minute left in the third to trim the Buckeyes’ lead to 34-28.
After a tense fourth quarter, Elliott gave OSU some much-needed breathing room with an 85-yard score to extend the Buckeyes’ advantage back to 42-28.
The Tide failed to recover the onside kick, but got the ball back in time to drive it into OSU territory and heave one into the end zone. But safety Tyvis Powell was there to save the day, and the Buckeyes advanced to the national championship game.
2015: No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20
The third dome game in a row was another classic. The Ducks went 75 yards in 11 plays to grab an early 7-0 lead, but the OSU defense quickly adjusted and kept Heisman winner Marcus Mariotta in check for most of the rest of the first half.
Meanwhile, the Buckeyes’ offense got rolling late in the first quarter. Ezekiel Elliott raced in from 33 yards out to tie the game 7.
Then Cardale Jones found tight end Nick Vannett to make it 14-7 Bucks.
Jones kept it for a one-yard score to stretch the lead before the Ducks answered with a field goal before halftime to make it 21-10 Ohio State.
Things got a little dicey in the third quarter, when a 70-yard touchdown pass from Mariotta to Byron Marshall and another field goal cut the Ohio State lead to just 21-20.
But as they had throughout their three-game run, the Buckeyes leaned on Elliott to get them the rest of the way home. He scored touchdowns of 9, 2, and 1 yard to seal the title.
2015 THE HEADLINE: Buckeyes title team feted by POTUS at White House event THE SYNOPSIS: Ohio State was the first-ever College Football Playoff champion. President Barack Obama played host to that championship team.