First comes the championship, then comes the celebration. Ohio State is fresh off winning the first ever College Football Playoff National Championship with a dominating 42-20 victory over Oregon. The Buckeyes returned to Columbus on Tuesday, but they will get to celebrate with their fans on Jan. 24.
According to Harrison Hove of NBC 4 in Columbus, the official Ohio State celebration will take place at The Horseshoe with anyone and everyone welcome to attend:
As Hove’s tweet notes, Columbus is going to be the hub of the sports world on Jan. 24. In addition to the Buckeyes’ celebration, the NHL All-Star Skills Competition is also taking place on that date at the Blue Jackets’ home in Nationwide Arena.
The official time hasn’t been announced for Ohio State’s celebration. However, if it’s an early afternoon event, fans will be able to attend the Buckeyes’ parade and go straight from there to Nationwide Arena, where the NHL event starts at 7 p.m. ET.
Now, the big question for this celebration is if it will be able to top what Ohio State put on following the 2002 National Championship win over Miami. The most memorable part of that event was linebacker Cie Grant singing Carmen Ohio.
This year’s team did get an early start on practicing the song, performing a rendition as a team following the victory over Oregon, via Cleveland.com.
While Columbus has to wait another 10 days before officially celebrating these Buckeyes, star running back…
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