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Ohio State Had No Answer for Mac Jones, DeVonta Smith and Alabama's Passing Offense in National Championship Game Loss

Ohio State’s passing defense had problems all season, and those issues ultimately led to a blowout loss in Monday night’s national championship game against Alabama.

In a matchup that looked problematic for the Buckeyes from the beginning, Ohio State fans’ worst fears materialized on Monday, as Mac Jones passed for a College Football Playoff national championship game record 464 yards on a record-tying 36 completions for a record-tying five touchdowns. That enabled Alabama to score 52 points, the most ever allowed by Ohio State in a bowl game, and run away with a four-touchdown victory.

“Clearly, we didn't hold up well enough in the pass game,” Ryan Day said after the loss.