It’s become a tradition at 11W in big games to pick out 12 players who could determine the outcome of the contest.
With Ohio State playing for the national championship on Monday against Notre Dame, you didn’t expect anything less, did you?
We’ve singled out 12 athletes that could largely dictate how the national championship plays out — six on both sides — and highlighted them below.
Quarterback Will Howard
Howard looked like a finely-tuned machine in the Buckeyes’ first two playoff games, then ran into a bit of resistance against Texas. Yet, Howard led a go-ahead drive for the Buckeyes in the fourth quarter when it mattered most.