The Ohio State Buckeyes claimed their ninth national championship in program history after beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 on Monday night. However, they still had a few major blemishes during the season. The first was losing to their bitter rivals, the Michigan Wolverines, 13-10 and the second was not winning the Big Ten.

Let's take a look back at Sports Illustrated's best images and coverage from the Buckeyes' championship night.

Ohio State has another National Championship under its belt, and 22.1M people tuned in to watch the Buckeyes defeat Notre Dame for the title on Monday. That’s a pretty strong number, even though it is down from last year’s 24.

Freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith had arguably the biggest play of Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship game when he hauled in a 56-yard

The Ohio State star WR may explore lucrative NIL opportunities, potentially shaking up the college football landscape.

After Ohio State's College Football Playoff National Championship win, one Buckeyes receiver is being pushed to enter the transfer portal to make even more than his current $4 million NIL valuation.