ATLANTA — The early betting favorite to win next year's national championship: Ohio State. The question nobody can really answer at this time: What sort of sport will the Buckeyes or anyone else return to when they kick it off again seven months from now.

Ohio State is champions of college football. College Football Fix discusses the Buckeyes victory and more heading into the offseason.

Ohio State comes in ahead of the best the SEC has to offer and Big Ten rival Penn State to lead the way in the USA TODAY Sports way-too-early Top 25 for the 2025 season. The No. 1 Buckeyes have to replace quarterback Will Howard but will be able to surround the new starter with an elite collection of skill talent headlined by star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.

Here are early odds for the 2025 College Football Playoff, why Ohio State could repeat as national champions and why the Buckeyes may not pull it off.

Ohio State won the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday night, taking down Notre Dame, 34-23, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Buckeyes are celebrating the national championship - the program's first since the 2014 season - but some players are already choosing to move on.

The Ohio State football team won the national championship on Monday as they took down Notre Dame 34-23. Coming into this season, we all knew that the Buckeyes were going to be one of the best teams in the country as they had an incredibly loaded roster.