COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Associated Press released its All-College Football Playoff team this week, and unsurprisingly, Ohio State was heavily featured. The champs had 11 players honored, highlighted by quarterback Will Howard and linebacker Cody Simon — the offensive and defensive most valuable players in the title game vs. Notre Dame.

Ryan Day deserved to feel vindication when he won a national championship less than two months after it seemed his Ohio State job was on the line.

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

Ohio State and Notre Dame are two of the biggest brands in college football, but the television ratings weren’t exactly indicative of that. The game had 22.1 million viewers, and peaked with 26.1 million viewers in the 8:30-8:45 p.

Coach Ryan Day shushed the critics, running back Quinshon Judkins scored three touchdowns, and the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes held off a furious second-half rally to beat No. 7 seed Notre Dame, 34-23,

The Ohio State-Notre Dame game Monday delivered ratings good enough to make it the second-most watched sporting event of the past year.