Michigan appears to have its work cut out of it if it's looking to climb back in the College Football Playoff picture, at least according to analysts.

Has Ohio State football ever lost to Michigan and won the national championship in the same season? Here's the answer:

Early betting odds for Michigan vs. Ohio State 2025 "The Game" football matchup released one day after the Buckeyes' National Championship

An Alabama Crimson Tide fan fired off a scorching hot take during C-SPAN's coverage of President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.

Ahead of the College Football Playoff national championship, ESPN analyst and Michigan Wolverines alumnus Desmond Howard had blistering words for the Ohio State fan base.

ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum discussed the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff following Ohio State 's 34-23 victory over Notre Dame. After the Buckeyes were crowned the national champions, Finebaum gave credit to Ohio State head coach Ryan Day for a job well done.

The Buckeyes were the first team to win the College Football Playoff in 2015. Ten years later, Ohio State is the first team to win the 12-team playoff.

Ohio State is back on the top of the college football world with its first national championship since 2014 after beating Notre Dame in Atlanta.

I put out there that Ohio State football coach Ryan Day needed to beat Michigan to avoid the John Cooper comparisons. Well, that win over the Wolverines didn’t happen, and it set off alarms throughout the Buckeye state.

Perhaps no fan base hated watching Ohio State win its second College Football Playoff National Championship more than Michigan fans. Though the Wolverines own bragging rights in the longstanding

Ohio State first-year athletic director Ross Bjork wasn’t the one who hired Ryan Day as the school’s head football coach. However, he firmly attached himself to Day in late November when he reaffirmed the Buckeyes wouldn’t make a coaching change after a fourth straight loss to Michigan.