Ohio State head coach Ryan Day told reporters Monday that his team will visit the White House on April 14 to be honored for their national college football championship.
“It’s an honor to be invited. We were formally invited and it’s customary,” Day said. “I remember growing up and watching the national championship teams go to the White House. I always looked at that, like, ‘Man, what an honor that would be.’ So, it’s part of the celebration of our team … Looking forward to getting that all planned out.”
The Buckeyes will be the second team to celebrate a championship at the White House since President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term. The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers were the first, back on Feb. 3. The Philadelphia Eagles plan to visit the White House on April 28 in recognition of their Super Bowl LIX title.
The Buckeyes won four straight games in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff to capture the title. They defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in the championship game after first defeating Tennessee, top-seeded Oregon and Texas.
It was the program’s first national title since 2014.
Vice President JD Vance graduated from Ohio State and was a senator from the state before joining Trump’s ticket.
