Now that it’s all over and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the college football national champions, it can be definitively said: Expanding the College Football Playoff worked.

He played eight seasons alongside Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu — and went through some very challenging times. In 2007, Clark had to get his gall bladder and spleen removed after playing in a road game against the Denver Broncos.

But these days, it takes the GDP of a small country to keep a roster intact in college football. Ohio State spent the money to do it in 2024. Penn State is trying to do it in 2025. The Nittany Lions,