Ohio State and Texas are in the top-three of Joel Klatt's way-too-early top-10, but there's a surprise team that holds the top spot.

It's never too early to look ahead to the 2025 college football season, especially since Ohio State's victory against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship officially brought the 2024 campaign to an end this past week.

The early betting favorite to win next year’s national championship is Ohio State. The question nobody can really answer at this time is what sort of game will the Buckeyes or anyone else return to when they kick it off again seven months from now.

Plus, more questions on whether the CFP format was a success, next year's rising teams and college football's longest season ever.

It’s going to take a long time to clean up the confetti on the floor of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but that’s not the concern of the Ohio State football program that just took home its ninth national championship after its 34-23 CFP National Championship Game win over Notre Dame on Monday night.

Who has the most college football national championships? Here's what to know leading into Monday's CFP title game between Ohio State and Notre Dame:

We're into the college football offseason — albeit only in January — but it's time to continue NCAA.com's way-too-early preview of the season. I've already revealed way-too-early Heisman contenders and a way-too-early top-25 ranking,

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