None of the other teams in the expanded 12-team playoff average fewer plays than Ohio State's 61.8 per game that rank 120th out of 134 Division I teams. That includes 57 in each of its last two playoff games, wins over undefeated Big Ten champion Oregon in the Rose Bowl and SEC runner-up Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

Ohio State football last won a national title in 2014. Here's how they secured that championship with a win over Oregon.

By the time the sun set over the San Gabriel Mountains, Ohio State had little worry about the outcome of their College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Oregon. The No. 8-seeded Buckeyes rolled to a 34-0 first-half lead in the Rose Bowl and beat No.