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Ohio State Buckeyes Honored At White House

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Published April 20, 2015 at 4:25 PM EDT

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President Barack Obama poses with the 2014 National Championship Buckeyes in the White House.

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Doran Grant and Curtis Grant, captains on the OSU football team presented President Obama with his gifts.

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After cracking a joke about All-American defensive end Joey Bosa, President Obama points to him and compliments his hair cut.

Kyle Hendrickson / OSU Football

The Ohio State University football team was honored today by President Barack Obama for its National Championship victory in January.

The championship was the first under the new College Football Playoff system, a system which Obama takes some credit for.

"I'm not going to take full credit, but I did push for a playoff back in 2008," Obama said from the East Room of the White house.

The Buckeyes defeated both Alabama and Oregon in the playoff to capture the school's eighth National Championship.

Head coach Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes presented Obama with a game ball from the National Championship and a customized jersey with the number 44 on it.