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Emeka Egbuka “Eternally Grateful” for National Championship, Expects Ohio State’s 2025 Wide Receivers to “Live Up to Every Ounce of Hype”

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Emeka Egbuka is full of gratitude after becoming a national champion, and he expects more great things to come from Ohio State’s wide receiver room.

Egbuka was as emotional as any Ohio State player after the Buckeyes won the national championship on Monday night. The senior captain had tears in his eyes and shared long embraces with Ryan Day and multiple Ohio State teammates as he stood on stage for the Buckeyes’ postgame celebration after their 34-23 win over Notre Dame.

In the immediate aftermath of the celebration, Egbuka said he couldn‘t “even put it to words” what was going through his mind at that moment, describing his emotions as “a culmination of everything that I've felt over the last four years here.