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C.J. Stroud’s performance in Ohio State’s loss to Georgia will go down as one of the best ever by an Ohio State QB. And so will he. The California QB who had one scholarship offer after his junior year broke 13 OSU passing records in the face of adversity on and off the field.

Joe Burrow grew up in The Plains, Ohio, a small village less than 10 miles from Athens where his dad, Jimmy, was a coach for Ohio University. Hear from Joe’s former coach and teammates on what made him a Heisman winner.

The meteoric rise of the Cincinnati Bengals culminated in a heart-pounding, walk-off 34-31 winover the Chiefs to clinch the AFC North for the first time since 2015. Here’s how Zac Taylor, Joe Burrow and the Bengals, a team of misfits and young stars, changed the franchise’s loser narrative.

The Columbus Crew made history in more ways than one when they beat the Seattle Sounders 3-0 for their second title in franchise history. Here’s how the game unfolded in a nearly empty MAPFRE Stadium amid COVID-19.