An Ohio State Buckeyes football coach has officially been placed on leave after the national title game. The Buckeyes topped Notre Dame, 34-23, in the College Football Playoff national title game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta,

Ohio State defensive quality control coach Joe Lyberger has been placed on administrative leave as the school opens an investigation following complaints agains

Ohio State defensive quality control coach Joe Lyberger has been on paid administrative leave for the last month while the university investigates him

"First, Ohio State (No. 1 on [Mark] Schlabach's list) is obviously in despite a challenging 2025 schedule (No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Penn State at home, No. 13 Illinois and No. 21 Michigan on the road) and the requisite loss to the Wolverines," Connelly noted. "The Buckeyes will go 2-1 against the other headliners and advance at 10-2."

The Ohio State Buckeyes are enjoying their national championship as much as they can, but it didn't take long for the rest of the country to turn their attention to next season. The Buckeyes have already lost Jim Knowles as defensive coordinator and could see Chip Kelly depart as well.