OSU Wins 2015 National Championship: Celebration Highlights, Twitter Reaction

As everybody predicted after that loss to Virginia Tech back in September, the Ohio State Buckeyes are the College Football Playoff champions.

Despite turning the ball over four times, the Bucks managed to overwhelm the Oregon Ducks en route to a 42-20 victory:

It's amazing to think that it was even debatable whether Ohio State would get into the playoff in the first place. Both Baylor and TCU built strong resumes, but the Buckeyes won out in the end, sliding into that fourth and final spot.

After the game, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said that the final result validated the selection committee's decision, per Stewart Mandel of Fox Sports:

OSU defensive back Vonn Bell added that all of the Buckeyes' many doubters served to make the team's championship triumph feel that much better, per Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman:

Sophomore running back Ezekiel Elliott was the star of the night, rushing for 246 yards and four touchdowns. In doing so, Elliott broke both a school record and Vince Young's national-title-game record dating back to 2006, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Elliott was overwhelmed during the postgame celebrations, per ESPN College Football:

Elliott also had some fun trying to catch/swallow the falling confetti, per CBSSports.com's Will Brinson:

He was far from the only Buckeyes player basking in the glory.

NFL.com's Chase Goodbread snapped a photo of some offensive linemen rolling around on the AT&T Stadium turf:

CBSSports.com's Jerry Palm and the Akron Beacon Journal's Marla Ridenour both posted photos showing the large Ohio State contingent in the middle of the field reveling in the success:

Among those on the field was Jacob Jarvis, a 15-year-old OSU fan with muscular dystrophy, per SportsCenter and Sean Merriman of BTN.com:

CNN Sports' Rachel Nichols shared a snapshot from the field:

Buckeyes offensive coordinator Tom Herman is already on his way to Houston. He showed his split allegiances after the game, per Feldman:

LeBron James was also on the field to congratulate the Buckeyes players, which prompted this tongue-in-cheek remark from SportsNation:

Injured quarterback J.T. Barrett provided a brief look inside the winning locker room:

It wasn't fun for everybody inside the stadium as SportsCenter shared a vine of the man tasked with cleaning up the mess:

Both players and fans will hang on to this victory for a long time, but attention will quickly turn to the Buckeyes' bid to repeat next year.

Urban Meyer has so much talent coming back in 2015 that his team will almost certainly be among the favorites to hoist the national championship trophy next January.