Ohio State fans break into Ohio Stadium to celebrate 1st national title since 2014
2025-01-22
Category: sports

Ohio State fans celebrated winning a national championship for the first time in more than a decade in the only acceptable way: storming the field.&nbsp; No, the Buckeyes fans did not celebrate with Ohio State on the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Instead, after defeating&nbsp;Notre Dame to earn their first championship since 2014, Ohio State fans broke into their own stadium in Columbus, Ohio.&nbsp;  Video shared by the Columbus Dispatch showed a large crowd of fans running around campus just after Ohio State held off Notre Dame to claim a 34-23 victory. According to the outlet, it was just after midnight when the crowd broke into "The Shoe."&nbsp; CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "It's really kind of surreal," freshman Thomas Schmansky&nbsp;told the outlet of the students making their way onto the field at Ohio Stadium.&nbsp; Another student told the paper that the celebration was "crazy," and added that she was surprised by how "supportive" law enforcement on the campus was.&nbsp; According to the report, the celebrations began winding down at around 12:20 a.m. ET.  KIRK HERBSTREIT, OHIO STATE FOOTBALL ALUM, BREAKS DOWN DURING BROADCAST AFTER BUCKEYES WIN NATIONAL TITLE Ohio State won its&nbsp;sixth national title following a regular season when a loss at home to Michigan raised questions about the team’s playoff chances and if head coach Ryan Day was on the way out.&nbsp; "It’s a great story about a bunch of guys who have just overcome some really tough situations, and at the point where there’s a lot of people that counted us out (they) just kept swinging and kept fighting," Day said after the game.&nbsp;  CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In the end, the lows of this season, including a fourth straight loss to rival Michigan, did not mean much on Monday night as the Buckeyes ended the 2024 season on a high note.&nbsp; The Associated Press contributed to this report.&nbsp; Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.