Ohio State, the first team to run the gauntlet of four playoff games on its way to the national title, celebrated with 30,000 Buckeyes fan on Sunday at Ohio Stadium. Fans braved 30-degree temperatures to welcome home a team that beat five top-10 rivals on its way to the title,

Mahi Patel was lucky enough to score a student ticket to watch the Buckeyes compete against Notre Dame in Atlanta.  “No matter where the Buckeyes go, we show up,” Mahi Patel said. “There was no other way I could’ve ended the season.

According to The Action Network's Brett McMurphy, Knowles was asked by school not to attend Buckeyes’ national title celebration while he deliberated his coaching options. Not long after the rally concluded, it was announced that Knowles was signing a contract to become the next DC for the Penn State Nittany Lions, a major Big Ten rival.