Vice President JD Vance attempted to recover a fumble after he dropped the trophy he was trying to hold up during a ceremony recognizing the Ohio State University football team.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-vance-celebrate-ohio-states-2025-national-championship-at-the-white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ohio State team</a> was at the White House to commemorate their 2025 National Championship win (34-23) over Notre Dame — the first team to win in the new 12-team playoff format — and as they went to take a few photos, Vance appeared to suggest that he should hold up the trophy.
When the vice president went to lift the trophy off the table, however, the gold upper portion of the trophy and the black base separated — and Vance fumbled, trying to get ahold of one or both pieces. Running back TreVeyon Henderson and linebacker Cody Simon scrambled and were able to catch both pieces before the trophy hit the ground.
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The CFP National Championship Trophy falls apart as VP JD Vance tries to hold it aloft at the White House. <a href="https://t.co/XYmZRnCsK0">pic.twitter.com/XYmZRnCsK0</a>
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Vance, who was an Ohio State graduate himself, held just the gold upper portion of the trophy while he posed with the team for photos — but he took to X a short time later to acknowledge the flub.
&#8220;I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it,&#8221; he joked. The trophy, as some noted in the comments, was not broken at all — the top had simply separated from the removable base.
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I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it <a href="https://t.co/rS3Vw3BdO6">https://t.co/rS3Vw3BdO6</a>
&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1911877790388871537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Vance also took a playful jab at one person who had attended the event wearing a hat from OSU rival school University of Michigan, saying, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know who let the guy over in the corner here in a Michigan hat into this celebration but I&#8217;m about to tell the Secret Service you&#8217;ve got a dangerous weapon, sir.&#8221;
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VP Vance: &quot;I don&#39;t know who let the guy over in the corner here in a Michigan hat into this celebration but I&#39;m about to tell the Secret Service you&#39;ve got a dangerous weapon, sir.&quot; 
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The team won the championship game on January 20, 2025 — the same day that President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term — and on Monday presented Trump with an Ohio State University jersey bearing his name and the number 47.
&#8220;It turns out January 20 was a big day for all of us,&#8221; Trump quipped.

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‘I Decided To Break It’: JD Vance Plays Off Trophy Fumble At Ohio State Ceremony

'I Decided To Break It': JD Vance Plays Off Trophy Fumble At Ohio State Ceremony

Executive

JD Vance

Ohio State University

Politics

Sports

White House

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance celebrated the 2025 national football championship with the Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday, congratulating the team on taking home the trophy in the first-ever 12-team playoff format. 
Ohio State won the National Championship on January 20, the same day Trump was sworn in for his second term.
“It turns out January 20 was a big day for all of us,” Trump said.
“This was a historic year in college football,” he added. “Standing together today, these men are the first college football players in history who can proudly call themselves 12-team playoff champions. … That’s not easy.”
The president praised the Buckeyes for pushing on through adversity during the season, including overcoming two losses — one to Oregon and another to “that team up north.” After getting upset by Michigan on November 30, Ohio State rallied, beating Tennessee, Oregon, Texas, and Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff.
Trump was flanked by Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and star players TreVeyon Henderson, Emeka Egbuka, Jeremiah Smith, Jack Sawyer, and Will Howard — all of whom were praised by the president for their performances during the playoff.
Vance, an Ohio State grad, also addressed the team and said he asked Trump if he could skip the last Inaugural Ball to attend the National Championship game.
“The president said no, but we’ll have them at the White House,” Vance added.
Vance then pointed out a man in a Michigan hat in the crowd, saying, “I don’t know who let the guy over there in the corner in the Michigan hat into this celebration. I’m about to tell the Secret Service you’ve got a dangerous weapon, sir.”
Hosts Jake Crain, Blain Crain, and David Cone of The Daily Wire’s sports podcast “Crain &amp; Company” were in attendance at the White House for the ceremony and thanked the president for keeping men out of women&#8217;s sports.
&#8220;That was an easy one,&#8221; Trump replied.
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Thank you for keeping your word, Mr. President, and protecting women’s sports by keeping men out. <a href="https://t.co/IkHWwMk9qf">pic.twitter.com/IkHWwMk9qf</a>
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Jake Crain <a href="https://x.com/JakeCrain_/status/1911823682881618220" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quipped</a> on X, &#8220;We are at The White House to pitch &#8216;DOSE.&#8217; Department of sports efficiency. Unveiling our platform soon.&#8221;
Cone, a former University of Michigan quarterback, wore a blue suit and his Wolverines ring during the celebration of his biggest rival.
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I’m at the White House but…
…I have to sit through the Buckeyes championship celebration. 
Every rose has its thorn, as they say. <a href="https://t.co/qu8nuKcaH7">pic.twitter.com/qu8nuKcaH7</a>
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In a post on X, Cone also gave a shoutout to Trump for “bringing up the Michigan game.”
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Shoutout to President Trump for bringing up the Michigan game. It’s only right. <a href="https://t.co/MPNcJfVQer">pic.twitter.com/MPNcJfVQer</a>
&mdash; David Cone (@davidadamcone) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidadamcone/status/1911865988171055352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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President Trump/Ohio State Football

Trump, Vance Celebrate Ohio State’s 2025 National Championship At The White House

College Football

Crain and Company

Donald Trump

U.S.

Former University of Michigan defensive analyst Connor Stalions, one of the most controversial figures in college football in recent years, sat down with “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ccs-ep-732-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crain &amp; Company</a>” for an in-depth interview on the program’s sign-stealing scandal.
An NCAA investigation into Michigan and its former head coach, Jim Harbaugh, allegedly centers on claims that Stalions sent scouts to future opponents’ games to record their play-calling signals. The Big Ten Conference suspended Harbaugh for three games during the 2023 season over the scandal, and Stalions stepped down from his position after he was also suspended. The NCAA has not revealed any information about how Stalions allegedly violated NCAA rules.
During his interview with the hosts of “Crain &amp; Company” released on Tuesday, Stalions gave viewers a glimpse into how he cracked his opponents&#8217; signals on the field, including those of Michigan’s biggest rival, Ohio State. While on offense, teams usually task their backup quarterbacks and graduate assistants with calling in plays by hand motions from the sideline. For most teams, a “live” signaler is calling the actual plays while two or three “dummy” signalers bluff to prevent the opponents from easily deciphering the call.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ccs-ep-732-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH THE FULL CONNOR STALIONS INTERVIEW HERE</a>
Stalions revealed that during the Michigan-Ohio State game in 2022, he quickly deciphered the Buckeyes’ live signaler.
“Ohio State didn&#8217;t change their live signaler in 2022 all season. The whole year,” he said.
“Including the game against Michigan?” asked a stunned David Cone, former Michigan quarterback and co-host of &#8220;Crain and Company.&#8221;
Stalions said that he and fellow staff member Denard Robinson quickly realized that Ohio State didn’t switch out their live signaler for the big game.
“You can call anyone from any Big Ten team when you trade signals during the week, and they all say the same thing: ‘Yeah, it&#8217;s the same guy,’” Stalions added. “Now, when you watch any game on TV, you can see &#8230; you can tell the whole time who&#8217;s live.”
Asked by host Jake Crain if Ohio State kept the same live signaler all season “out of arrogance or incompetence,” Stalions replied, “It might be a little bit of both. I don&#8217;t know.” The former Michigan staffer then said that he correctly predicted that Ohio State would swap out their live signaler for the second half.
“I said, ‘Hey, if there&#8217;s any time all year they&#8217;re going to change, it’s going to be this first drive or the second drive. And sure enough, I said, ‘If they’re going to change, it’s going to be that guy, the tall [graduate assistant] or whatever, and sure enough they switched,” he said.
Michigan went on to win that game 45–23, holding Ohio State to just three points in the second half.
“They changed their like route concepts going into that game,” Stalions said of Ohio State. “I don&#8217;t care what your route concepts are, right? If I can tell you&#8217;re going to run the ball or pass the ball … all I care about is the formation.”
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Michigan won the national championship in 2024, capping off a perfect season. Between 2021 and 2023, Michigan had one of its best stretches in program history. The team posted a 40-3 record, winning three straight Big Ten championships and making three straight College Football Playoff appearances. After Stalions left the Michigan staff in the middle of the 2023 season, he went on to coach Belleville High School in Michigan as an offensive coordinator, helping the team win a state championship in 2024. At Belleville, Stalions also coached the number-one recruit in the country, quarterback Bryce Underwood, who switched his commitment from LSU to Michigan last year.
Some argue that the sign-stealing scandal surrounding Michigan should result in the program&#8217;s wins from the past few seasons and its 2024 national championship being vacated. Stalions, who joined the Michigan staff as a volunteer assistant in 2018, has maintained that sign stealing isn&#8217;t unusual in college football programs and doesn&#8217;t violate NCAA rules.

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The Daily Wire

University of Michigan

Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine announced on Monday morning that he has nominated legendary Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel to be the state&#8217;s next lieutenant governor.
&#8220;He has the requisite skill sets, he has the criteria that I outlined. He knows Ohio,&#8221; DeWine said. &#8220;Jim Tressel, I trust his judgment. He is a born leader.&#8221;
DeWine nominated Tressel to fill the role vacated by former Lt. Gov. Jon Husted. DeWine appointed Husted to replace JD Vance as U.S. Senator after Vance left Congress to serve as vice president in the Trump administration.
Tressel coached Ohio State for 10 seasons, amassing an impressive 106-22 record, including a 66-14 record in the Big Ten Conference.
When he resigned in 2011, he was tied with former Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops for the most appearances in BCS bowl games, according to <a href="https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/42586/jim-tressel-by-the-numbers">ESPN</a>.
Tressel had a 5-3 record in those games, including a 1-2 record in games that determined the national champion, the report added.
He is the only coach in NCAA history to win more than 100 games at two different schools, Ohio State and Youngstown State, the report said.
Husted praised Tressel in a <a href="https://x.com/JonHusted/status/1888985347909886450">post on X</a> after DeWine made the announcement.
&#8220;@GovMikeDeWine made a great Lieutenant Governor pick in Jim Tressel,&#8221; Husted posted on X shortly after the announcement. &#8220;Lt. Governor Tressel will continue to advance Ohio’s economic and workforce development strategies. He’s a winner!&#8221;
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Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame v Ohio State

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Appoints Legendary Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel To Be Next Lt. Governor

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Mike DeWine

Ohio

The college football national championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame on Monday was the third-lowest-rated national championship game since the beginning of the College Football Playoff (CFP) era, which goes back to 2014.
An average of 22.1 million viewers tuned in to <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/43525435/cfp-title-game-most-watched-season-viewership-down" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN</a> to watch the Buckeyes win over the Fighting Irish, a 12% drop from last year&#8217;s national championship game between Michigan and Washington that was watched by an average of 25 million people. Only the 2021 national championship game — which came at the end of a season that saw many canceled games due to the COVID pandemic — and the 2023 championship game between Georgia and TCU — which ended in a historic blowout — had <a href="https://saturdayblitz.com/declining-tv-ratings-for-college-football-playoff-national-title-should-be-reason-for-concern" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worse ratings</a> than this year&#8217;s championship game.
The lower ratings for college football&#8217;s biggest game came on the back of the first 12-team CFP, a massive expansion from the sport&#8217;s previous four-team playoff. The drop in ratings this year is surprising since the championship game featured two historically successful teams with large markets. According to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/19/college-sports-programs-valuations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNBC</a>, Ohio State is the most valuable college sports program in the country with Notre Dame close behind at #6. The schools&#8217; large fan bases combined with the expanded playoff format, however, didn&#8217;t resonate with viewers as championship games have in the past.
Another factor that could&#8217;ve affected viewership on Monday night was the inauguration and immediate actions of President Donald Trump, which drew many people to Fox News and other news networks throughout the day.
Ohio State jumped out to a big lead in the third quarter when they went up 31-7, but Notre Dame crawled their way back into the game late in the fourth quarter. The TV audience for the game peaked during the second quarter at 26.1 million viewers when the game was a 7-7 tie, according to ESPN.
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While the expanded playoffs added more games this year — and, therefore, more viewers compared to last year — the 2025 semifinals averaged just 19.2 million viewers, which was a 17% drop from last year&#8217;s semifinal games.
Outkick founder Clay Travis <a href="https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1882204137842201046" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> that college football&#8217;s ratings are down for big games because the sport needs to do a better job lifting the ceiling for its &#8220;potential audience.&#8221;
&#8220;Just 22.1 million viewers watched Ohio State-Notre Dame, the third lowest playoff title game viewership on record. Truly awful number given expansion to 12 playoff teams. The title game was played on Monday night as they all have been in playoff era. So why the tiny number?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;My best theory, as someone who loves CFB, the ceiling needs to be lifted for potential audience. 100 million watch every Super Bowl. The CFB ceiling appears to be roughly 30 million right now no matter who plays. How does potential audience expand? And why is CFB so much lower than NFL? What is NFL doing, in other words to grow and sell its game to the general public so much better?&#8221;

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Fewer People Tune In For College Football National Championship After Playoff Expansion

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Three key Ohio State football players in the team’s 34-23 national championship victory over Notre Dame publicly thanked God after the game Monday night.
Ohio State quarterback Will Howard, who was named offensive MVP of the game after passing for 231 yards and 2 TDs while rushing for 57 yards, stated, “First and foremost, I gotta give the glory and the praise to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, man. I wouldn’t be here without him. I wouldn’t be here without my teammates, without my family, without everyone that bet on me back in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, man, I’m at a loss for words right now.”
While receiving the Offensive MVP Award, he added, “Before I say anything, I gotta give my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ all the glory, all the praise. Amen,” adding he was “so glad God gave me a chance to be a Buckeye.’
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Ohio State QB Will Howard following an MVP performance: “First and foremost, I gotta give the glory and the praise to my lord and savior Jesus Christ.” <a href="https://t.co/X9brwU8Hzw">pic.twitter.com/X9brwU8Hzw</a>
— OutKick (@Outkick) <a href="https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1881568227341619534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Linebacker Cody Simon, named Defensive MVP, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ohio-state-stars-praise-god-after-winning-college-football-national-title?intcmp=tw_fnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">echoed</a>, &#8220;The Lord did something special on this team and we’re just so thankful. Everyone on this team, we all bought in. I love every guy out here – put the work in this whole year.&#8221;
Defensive end Jack Sawyer, who made three tackles, added, “This is the best feeling I’ve ever felt in my life. This is exactly what we had envisioned when we all decided to come back – to go out and do it this way and end on this note. We just thank God for giving us the ability to go out and here and do it, through the ups and the downs. He was with us on our side and we knew that. Overcame the adversity and, man, this just feels so good.”
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It wasn’t just Ohio State players who publicly acknowledged God on Monday night; after he scored the first touchdown of the game, Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard pointed to his armband that had &#8220;Matthew 23:12&#8221; written on it: “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
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— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidpollack47/status/1881508147321606493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Even before the game, Leonard told Sports Michiana, “I truly think things happen for a reason. Not only us, but Ohio State as well. I think we’re the two main teams to just publicly display our faith the most. I don’t know if this is some divine teaching, you know, who put us here. I truly believe that Jesus was looking over both our shoulders throughout the whole season and put these two teams on a pedestal for a reason.”
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Riley Leonard feels Notre Dame &amp; Ohio St are the 2 teams to publicly display their faith the most.
“I don’t know if this is some divine teaching that put us here but I truly believe Jesus was looking over both of our shoulders… and put these 2 teams on a pedestal for a reason.” <a href="https://t.co/gxcKMByPb0">pic.twitter.com/gxcKMByPb0</a>
— Angelo Di Carlo (@angdicarlo) <a href="https://twitter.com/angdicarlo/status/1879675689437393386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
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2025 CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T- Ohio State v Notre Dame

Ohio State Players Publicly Thank God After National Championship Win

Jesus Christ

NCAA football

Notre Dame University

Religion

A fight broke out between <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a> and Ohio State Saturday afternoon following the Wolverines&#8217; 13-10 upset victory over the No. 2 ranked Buckeyes.
The brawl erupted after Michigan football players brought a school flag onto the field after the win and tried to plant it at center field at Ohio Stadium, commonly referred to as &#8220;The Horseshoe&#8221; by Ohio State fans.
Police used pepper spray to breakup the altercation that ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42703166/police-probing-use-pepper-spray-ohio-state-michigan-melee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> lasted for approximately five minutes.
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A fight has broken out between Michigan and Ohio State after The Game <a href="https://t.co/XPwdAjfYzN">pic.twitter.com/XPwdAjfYzN</a>
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFBONFOX/status/1862957558324986221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
Ohio State Police said in a statement that &#8220;officers from multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in breaking up an on-field altercation.&#8221;
&#8220;During the scuffle, multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;OSUPD is the lead agency for games &amp; will continue to investigate.&#8221;
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Following the game, officers from multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in breaking up an on-field altercation. During the scuffle, multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray. OSUPD is the lead agency for games &amp; will continue to investigate.
— OSU Police (@OSUPOLICE) <a href="https://twitter.com/OSUPOLICE/status/1862981455153893623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day later blamed Michigan for starting the melee by planting the flag.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know all the details of it, but I know these guys are looking to put a flag on our field and our guys weren&#8217;t going to let that happen,&#8221; Day said. &#8220;I&#8217;ll find out exactly what happened. But this is our field and certainly we&#8217;re embarrassed of the fact that we lost the game, but there&#8217;s some prideful guys in this team that weren&#8217;t going to just let that happen.&#8221;
Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore said that emotions were running high on both sides.
&#8220;I did see they had the flag and guys were waving it around and their guys charged us. There&#8217;s emotion on both sides,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It can&#8217;t happen. Rivalry games get heated, especially this one, it&#8217;s the biggest one in the country, so we got to handle that one better.&#8221;

Michigan v Ohio State

Fight Erupts Between Michigan, Ohio State Following Wolverines Upset Win

Multiple Ohio State star football players led a large Christian revival on the university&#8217;s campus on Sunday night that attracted between 800 and 1,000 people and resulted in dozens of baptisms.
Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau, and former OSU wide receiver Kamryn Babb led the revival service, according to student-run newspaper <a href="https://www.thelantern.com/2024/08/ohio-state-football-players-participate-in-christian-baptism-ceremony-outside-of-curl-market-over-800-gather-to-observe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Lantern</a>. The event organizers, which included churches from the Columbus area, set up four tubs filled with water where around 60 students who attended the meeting were baptized at the end of the night, The Lantern reported.
During the meeting, the OSU football players talked about their faith in Jesus, and the crowd participated in singing worship songs. Babb, whose playing career was cut short by four ACL-related injuries, discussed how he didn&#8217;t realize how &#8220;broken&#8221; he was before he felt &#8220;the weight, the love, the grace, the mercy of God wrap [him] like a blanket.&#8221;
&#8220;I was just doing my thing because it was fun, and I&#8217;ll tell you this: I was on High Street, and I enjoyed it,&#8221; Babb told the crowd. &#8220;I had fun. But at the same time, I didn&#8217;t recognize my condition. I was spiritually dead. I could go out there, and I could smile and laugh &#8230; but on the inside, I was broken.&#8221;
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After the players shared their messages, around 50 attendees joined them on stage to pray before many decided to be baptized, according to The Lantern. After people were baptized, volunteers helping with the event led them to a nearby building where they gave them Bibles and helped them read through Scripture.
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&#8220;We were praying for years and years for an event like this, and we were praying with expectation. We serve a miracle-working God,&#8221; said Egbuka, who is expected to be the team&#8217;s top receiver in the upcoming season. &#8220;So we definitely had an expectation when it came out, but God did increasingly and abundantly more than what we thought. So, we&#8217;re just blessed and thankful.&#8221;
Tuimoloau added, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think anything I accomplish on the field compares to what is happening right now.&#8221;
Henderson, who led the Buckeyes with 926 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns in the 2023 season, agreed with Tuimoloau, stating, &#8220;Whatever I&#8217;ve done, this right here — what God is doing — is so much more important and so much bigger.&#8221;
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The Christian revival meeting wrapped up the first weekend on campus after the start of the fall semester, which kicked off on Tuesday, August 20.

Nearly 1K People Attend Christian Revival Led By College Football Stars

Christianity

College

Education

Growing up in south Georgia, all I wanted was to play college football. To compete in a packed stadium on Saturday afternoon as sounds from the marching band permeate like thunder. I never anticipated going a thousand miles away from home to do so, but when the University of Michigan gave me the opportunity to join their brotherhood, despite being the son of a Columbus, Ohio, native, I accepted with enthusiasm. 
The years that followed were equal parts demanding and rewarding, as it should be with any worthy endeavor. I was present for Coach Bo Schembechler’s last speech the night before he died. I was on the field for Coach Lloyd Carr’s final game the day before he retired. I met presidents and movie stars … and all I had to sacrifice, was everything.
Such is the case this week for hundreds of young men who will run through tunnels across America to play their final football games. They’ll contend for Apple cups, Golden eggs, Wooden Boots, and, over the course of three hours, some dreams will be realized and others shattered. There will be broken hearts and broken bones, because that’s the price paid for just a chance at greatness. 
For a few hours, sports will represent the best America has to offer, not the worst. For a few hours, football will instill the values we need in young men today. For those few hours, when the ball kicks off, whatever vitriol is spewed, should still be a welcomed reprieve from the typical Thanksgiving arguments over politics and current affairs. 
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For the second consecutive season, the Wolverines and Buckeyes will meet as undefeated foes. This marks the first time in the storied history of this century-long rivalry that both teams are unbeaten in back-to-back years, and, for the third straight year, these programs face off while each is ranked in the top five. As if the stakes could not get any higher, Michigan will enter the matchup in Ann Arbor without its head coach, Jim Harbaugh, who will serve the last of a three-game suspension for in-person scouting violations. 
Not a single day has gone by over the past four weeks without Coach Harbaugh’s name being mentioned in the national media. From allegations of cheating to speculation that he has coached his final game at Michigan, the media circus has been relentless. Despite these distractions, however, the players on both teams seem focused for a showdown where everything is on the line; a division title, a conference championship berth, playoff aspirations, and, most importantly, bragging rights for the next 365 days.
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A win for Michigan will mean three victories in a row against the Buckeyes, which would be the longest streak for the Wolverines since 1997. Should the Buckeyes prevail, they will have taken 16 of the last 20 installments of “The Game.”
For all who make time this Thanksgiving holiday to tune in and watch football, remember, never take the game for granted, because there is no guarantee that the next generation will care to preserve the sport, as we have. For that matter, there is no assurance that any generation can navigate football through the tumultuous waters of an ever-changing landscape. 
For those fortunate enough to compete this weekend, understand, what you do, win or lose, will echo in eternity. Come Saturday — lock the gate, and leave a legacy. There is no greater privilege than the pressure of high expectations. 
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Michigan Vs. Ohio State: A Showdown For The Ages

Readers Pass

There was a ton of attention paid to the release of the final <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/the-committee-got-it-right-ep-197" target="_blank" rel="noopener">college football playoff rankings yesterday</a> as the committee decided to put Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State in the final playoff — and in that order from a seed perspective.
After all of the talk on whether Bama, Tennessee or Clemson should have made it, when you look at the very loose criteria the committee says they use with a mix of the ‘eye test,’ when it comes to the final four, I believe they got it right.
If you’re a fan of a team that got in, or got left out, you are going to side with your team and that’s expected. But if you want to get a true analysis, you have to take a sociopathic look at it — you can’t go with feelings or fall in love with brands.
We also have to be able to separate the teams that are deserving compared to those who may be favored by Vegas on a neutral field. In the case of Ohio State when compared to some that were left out, they lost one time all year to the number two team who went undefeated in Michigan, when you look at TCU they lost one time in an extra game in overtime.
Now compare those two teams with Bama — who lost twice, including a loss to a now four-loss LSU team — and their best quality win was against 20th ranked Texas, who TCU beat worse than Bama did.
Now if Bama played TCU on a neutral site I would take Bama, but you can’t make decisions based on hypotheticals when the most important metrics are so one sided.
Some of you will be upset at these picks because your team didn’t make it in. That’s okay. But to quote the great philosopher Lil Tunechi: “Men lie, women lie, but numbers don’t lie.”
Jake Crain is co-host of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/crain-and-company">&#8220;Crain &amp; Company.&#8221;</a> the Daily Wire&#8217;s sports show hosted by former athletes and coaches Jake Crain, Blain Crain, and David Cone. @JakeCrain_
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

LSU Tigers v Georgia Bulldogs

Why The College Football Playoff Committee Got It Right

Georgia

On Thursday afternoon, November 16th, 2006, Coach Bo Schembechler addressed the University of Michigan football team within the hall that bears his name. Despite retiring from active coaching duties sixteen years prior, the iconic leader still made time to speak with the team when necessary — that Thursday it was necessary.
The undefeated Wolverines, ranked second in the country, were but 48 hours from facing their greatest rival — the number one ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. No man present that afternoon knew he was listening to Coach Bo’s final speech, but that was the case. Less than sixteen hours later, the winningest football coach in Michigan history, the man who went toe-to-toe with Woody Hayes, and so many others, died of heart failure.
I was incredibly fortunate to be a freshman quarterback on that Michigan team. Six months prior I was graduating from high school in South Georgia, now I sat seven rows away from the patriarch of Michigan football.
Coach Schembechler did not bring up our quest for a national championship, nor did he make mention of the ‘team down south.’ Instead, he reminded us of the opportunity that lay ahead, not merely the chance to win a football game, but the privilege we had of representing our team, our state, and our families, as so many great players had done before us.
Coach did not draw any X’s and O’s, or pass along any schematic advice, rather, he made clear his expectations for us as Michigan Men, reminding each player that our team’s greatness would ultimately be determined by the quality of husbands and fathers we would eventually become. 
The news of Coach Schembechler’s death spread swiftly the following morning. Even Ohio State held a vigil in his honor, and offered to postpone the pending contest — a true testament to just how much respect can exist between the most bitter of rivals. Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr graciously declined the gesture of postponement, and the stage was set in the Horseshoe, under the lights, for the first and only No.1 vs. No. 2 matchup in the history of the rivalry.
After a 60-minute shootout for the ages, which many lauded as “The Game of the Century,” Ohio prevailed 42-39, propelling the Buckeyes to their first outright Big Ten conference championship in over twenty years. With this, they earned a berth in the national championship, and their star quarterback Troy Smith walked away with the Heisman Trophy.
Sixteen years later, the stakes are just as high. Michigan and Ohio State will once again meet in Columbus as undefeated foes. The division, the conference, the college football playoff, and the Heisman trophy are all on the line. 
The Buckeyes are ranked second nationally, and have beaten every opponent this season by double digits. Michigan sits at third, and is looking to win the Big Ten championship in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2003/04. Out of the previous 116 installments of a rivalry known simply as “The Game,” twelve of those matchups came with both programs ranked in the top five — with the home team having won ten of those contests.
Come Saturday at high noon, more than 100,000 spectators will gather in Columbus, and another twenty million will watch from their televisions, to witness yet another prime example of what makes college football great. Yes, there will be vitriol, yes there will be contempt, but no great rivalry can survive on hate alone, for without respect, the fabric of the feud falls apart.
I will neither have the honor of sitting in Michigan’s meeting room this week, nor will I travel with the team as they make their 188 mile trek into hostile territory. I will not take any snaps, or score any touchdowns for the Wolverines on Saturday. Instead, I will watch from home, this time as a husband and a father, and I will reminisce, as I do every year on this week, back to the fifteen minutes of wisdom I was able to soak up from the final address of Coach Bo Schembechler.
Win, lose, or draw, I will sing “The Victors” proudly, for I know I’ve done my part, to the best of my abilities, to live in accordance with the Michigan mantra: THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS. 
Go Blue.
David Cone is a co-host and producer of the Daily Wire’s sports show Crain &amp; Company, as well as a contributor to Morning Wire. David is also a former quarterback for the University of Michigan. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @davidadamcone
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of The Daily Wire.

Clarkson NCAA Archive

Michigan vs. Ohio State: Coach Schembechler’s Final Speech Still Rings True

Crain &amp; Company

My boss has a pretty famous saying: “Facts don’t care about your feelings.” And when it comes to college football, that couldn’t be more true.
Most of us want parity; we really want to believe our team has a chance to win the whole thing. Unfortunately, outside of four fanbases right now, that is just a mirage. After week one of college football, it is pretty easy to see that there are two teams that stand out from the field. 
They stand out physically and mentally. 
They stand out because they have the best, most disciplined players in all three phases of the game. 
Those two teams are the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia. Ohio State and Clemson are the next closest to the top, but Alabama and Georgia have reached a level where they have a distinct advantage. They have the speed, the talent, the knowledge and the will to do whatever it takes for the longest.
Alabama appears to have one of the best team’s Saban has ever put together; the offensive line will continue to improve, and the mixture of Young, Gibbs, Holden and the rest of the &#8216;Monstars&#8217; seems to be more in sync than Justin Timberlake. Meanwhile, Kirby is building ’Bama-worthy strength in Athens. 
Georgia’s absolute soul-crushing defeat of Oregon looked very familiar to what Saban’s teams have been doing to brand-name opponents in season openers since his crystal chariot stopped in T-town. Take one look at the Georgia players getting off the bus and you’ll think you’re watching a WWE promo. Stetson is playing loose because he is already a hero, and Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken has finally opened up the offense, going from the Stone Age to the Renaissance in a split second.
We always say on Crain &amp; Co. that a team’s ability to not only win the big one but to also stay on top in college football is defined by three pillars: recruiting, development and culture. If you don’t have  the top talent, you can’t make it; if you don’t develop that talent, you waste it; and if you don’t have a strong locker room culture, there is no way to maintain it. 
Alabama has been doing those three things beautifully for a long while now. Kirby took the blueprint from Saban and 3D-printed it at Georgia. The Bulldogs are now a machine that swallows up the top-tier high school recruits and puts them in a system that maximizes their abilities. The highest goal of a coach is to get the most out of each player on the roster, from star quarterback to walk-on.
Dabo Swinney has followed that same model at Clemson, which is one of the main reasons why they can actually win when they go up against Goliath. The best way to take down Goliath isn’t with a slingshot—it is with size, speed and execution. Ryan Day and Ohio State are also right there when it comes to achieving the perfect mix and having a team capable of knocking down the door. They looked a little slow out of the gate, but there is plenty of time and Day has a way of fixing problems throughout the season.
The top two teams both have added motivations — ’Bama wants to avenge last year and smell the crisp college football mountaintop air, while Georgia wants to prove they weren’t a one-hit wonder. The season is young and a lot can happen, but it seems like we are heading for another ’Bama-UGA collision, unless one of the teams on the periphery with capable athletes can make a big jump quickly. 
We are off to a great start to the college football season and I don’t want to put a governor on the excitement, but it seems like it may be Groundhog Day &#8211; again.
Jake Crain is co-host of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/crain-and-company">&#8220;Crain &amp; Company.&#8221;</a> the Daily Wire&#8217;s sports show hosted by former athletes and coaches Jake Crain, Blain Crain, and David Cone.
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2022 CFP National Championship – Georgia v Alabama

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