The Chase: How Ohio State Captured the First College Football Playoff

Bill Rabinowitz

Sep 2015 · Triumph Books

About this ebook

This inside look at an unprecedented season follows Ohio State's road to the inaugural College Football Playoff and the national championship In The Chase, Bill Rabinowitz takes readers inside Ohio State's improbable championship season, from the final moments of their 2014 Orange Bowl loss to Clemson to the championship celebration in Arizona a year later. Fans will learn how Ohio State overcame the loss of not one but two quarterbacks—gaining inside perspective behind the dynamic between Miller, J. T. Barrett, and Cardale Jones. Rabinowitz captures the mood of the team in late November following the tragic death of Kosta Karageorge, and profiles other Ohio State stars, including Joey Bosa, Michael Bennett, Ezekiel Elliott, and more.

Ratings and reviews

For any Buckeye fan this is a must and that can go for just about any college football fan. The struggle that this team went through just to reach the pinnacle is a testament to an Urban Meyer football team.

It's pretty good

About the author

Bill Rabinowitz is a sports writer who has written for the Columbus Dispatch since 1999 and has been on the Ohio State football beat since 2011. He was awarded first place in sports reporting for large newspapers in 2012 from the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists. He is the author of Buckeye Rebirth. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.