All season long, Howard has been elite. Coming into tonight's game, the Buckeyes' signal caller had completed 72.6 percent of his pass attempts for 3,779 yards, 33 touchdowns, and

Will Howard’s girlfriend was in tears when the Buckeyes quarterback connected with receiver Jeremiah Smith late in the fourth quarter to seal Ohio State’s 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday.

Will Howard transferred to Ohio State to win a national championship, and he reached that goal by playing the best football of his career throughout the Buckeyes’ four games in the College