No team in the country has profited more than the Ohio State Buckeyes from the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes would have been condemned to a New Year’s Six Bowl at best in any other postseason year following their mid-season defeat to the Oregon Ducks in October and their late-season loss to the Michigan Wolverines in November. However, the enlarged playoffs in 2024 provided them a chance. They were free to recover, grow hot when they wanted to, and run.
In order to complete a remarkable run over the past month, Ryan Day and his squad will now play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the national championship game on Monday night. Before this clash, everyone in Columbus is focused on three iconic words from the late, great Kobe Bryant, even though they can reflect on their progress and feel good about it.
“Jobs not finished”
In the 2009 NBA Finals, Bryant said the famous phrase following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2-0 victory over the Orlando Magic. “What’s there to be happy about? “The job’s not finished” In the past month, Buckeyes players and coaches have been taking it to heart. It’s a common motto for many teams in playoff action across the sports world over the past ten years. While a convincing victory over the Tennessee Volunteers in the opening round of the playoffs was a positive sign, it wasn’t very significant overall.
Though they didn’t win a title, their landslide victory over the Oregon Ducks, who were ranked first, attracted a lot of attention. Ohio State made progress toward the final destination with a thrilling semifinal victory over Texas, but it wasn’t worth celebrating for more than a day. Why?!
Because the job isn’t finished.
One step closer… job not finished. Ahead of the championship game earlier this week, Ohio State quarterback Will Howard posted on Instagram.
