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.