Ohio State fans break into stadium and set fire to couches in shocking scenes after national title win over Notre Dame
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Not satisfied to celebrate the Buckeyes' national championship victory in the confined spaces of their dormitories, Ohio State students flooded the streets of frigid Columbus, where they set fire to couches and broke into the school's football stadium.
![[Hundreds of Ohio State students and fans made their way into Ohio Stadium in Columbus]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/13/94345269-14308695-image-a-10_1737466417133.jpg)
It was down in Atlanta where the Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 34-23, on Monday night to capture the school's sixth national championship and first since 2020. But it was back in central Ohio where the real celebration was going down, as social media videos revealed hordes of scarlet-and-grey-clad Buckeyes fans forcing their way to the gates at Ohio Stadium, better known as 'The Horseshoe.'.
![[Ohio State Buckeyes players celebrate after winning thenational championship game]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/13/94346899-14308695-image-a-9_1737466412895.jpg)
One viral video shows a large group of young men in sweatshirts and replica jerseys trying to breach the stadium grounds with a handful of police officers standing on the other side of the iron gate. The crowd initially appeared to be thwarted in this attempt, but subsequent social media videos showed hundreds of students jumping around on the field at The Shoe.
'It's really kind of surreal,' Thomas Schmnasky, a freshman, told The Columbus Dispatch after finding his way to the field. Video from the Dispatch shows hundreds of fans rushing through the stadium concourse and then down onto the field. There did not appear to be much, if any, property damage.
