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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 323 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Congratulating The Ohio State University football team for winning the |
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| 6 | 6 | | 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | APRIL10, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. C |
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| 10 | 10 | | AREY(for himself and Mrs. BEATTY) submitted the following resolution; |
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| 11 | 11 | | which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce |
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| 12 | 12 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 13 | 13 | | Congratulating The Ohio State University football team for |
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| 14 | 14 | | winning the 2025 College Football Playoff National |
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| 15 | 15 | | Championship. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Whereas, on January 20, 2025, The Ohio State University |
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| 17 | 17 | | Buckeyes won the first-ever, 12-team College Football |
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| 18 | 18 | | Playoff National Championship with a 34 to 23 victory |
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| 19 | 19 | | over the 7-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish; |
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| 20 | 20 | | Whereas head coach Ryan Day led the Buckeyes to a na- |
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| 21 | 21 | | tional championship win in his sixth year as head coach, |
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| 22 | 22 | | bringing the total of national collegiate football cham- |
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| 23 | 23 | | pionships won by The Ohio State University to 9; |
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| 24 | 24 | | Whereas the Ohio State Buckeyes were led by an exemplary |
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| 25 | 25 | | group of seniors, many of whom deferred the opportunity |
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| 26 | 26 | | to enter the National Football League draft and returned |
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| 27 | 27 | | to the school for 1 final season; |
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| 30 | 30 | | •HRES 323 IH |
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| 31 | 31 | | Whereas quarterback Will Howard completed 17 of 21 passes |
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| 32 | 32 | | for 231 yards and 2 touchdowns, earning the title of Of- |
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| 33 | 33 | | fensive Most Valuable Player; |
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| 34 | 34 | | Whereas linebacker Cody Simon recorded 8 tackles, earning |
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| 35 | 35 | | the title of Defensive Most Valuable Player; |
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| 36 | 36 | | Whereas the Ohio State Buckeyes finished the 2024 season |
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| 37 | 37 | | with 14 wins and 2 losses; |
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| 38 | 38 | | Whereas the Ohio State Buckeyes faced the most challenging |
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| 39 | 39 | | path to a championship in the history of college football, |
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| 40 | 40 | | playing 4 top 10-ranked teams in their path to the cham- |
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| 41 | 41 | | pionship game; |
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| 42 | 42 | | Whereas defensive end Jack Sawyer ensured the team |
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| 43 | 43 | | reached the national title game with a sack and fumble |
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| 44 | 44 | | return touchdown in the College Football Playoff semi- |
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| 45 | 45 | | final; |
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| 46 | 46 | | Whereas safety Caleb Downs was unanimously selected for |
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| 47 | 47 | | the 2024 All-American Team, just the 39th player to re- |
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| 48 | 48 | | ceive such an honor in the history of the football program |
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| 49 | 49 | | of The Ohio State University; |
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| 50 | 50 | | Whereas center Seth McLaughlin won the Rimington Trophy |
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| 51 | 51 | | as the country’s most outstanding center and was recog- |
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| 52 | 52 | | nized as a consensus All-American; |
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| 53 | 53 | | Whereas wide receiver Jeremiah Smith was recognized as the |
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| 54 | 54 | | most outstanding wide receiver and the most outstanding |
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| 55 | 55 | | freshman player in the Big Ten Conference; |
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| 56 | 56 | | Whereas 7 Ohio State Buckeyes were selected for the All-Big |
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| 57 | 57 | | Ten First Team; |
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| 58 | 58 | | Whereas The Ohio State University president, Walter ‘‘Ted’’ |
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| 59 | 59 | | Carter, Jr., the senior vice president and athletics direc- |
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| 60 | 60 | | tor, Ross Bjork, and the football head coach, Ryan Day, |
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| 64 | 64 | | have stewarded a tradition of athletic and academic excel- |
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| 65 | 65 | | lence at the institution; |
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| 66 | 66 | | Whereas The Ohio State University, founded in 1870, is one |
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| 67 | 67 | | of the nation’s top land-grant and sea-grant institutions, |
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| 68 | 68 | | with more than 67,000 students, 15 colleges, and over |
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| 69 | 69 | | 200 academic centers and institutes; and |
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| 70 | 70 | | Whereas The Ohio State University marching band, cheer- |
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| 71 | 71 | | leaders, students, faculty, alumni, and fans worldwide |
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| 72 | 72 | | have supported the football team through a season filled |
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| 73 | 73 | | with adversity and triumph: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 74 | 74 | | Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 |
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| 75 | 75 | | (1) congratulates The Ohio State University 2 |
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| 76 | 76 | | Buckeyes football team for winning the 2025 College 3 |
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| 77 | 77 | | Football Playoff National Championship; 4 |
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| 78 | 78 | | (2) recognizes the players, coaches, staff, and 5 |
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| 79 | 79 | | fans whose hard work led to the championship; and 6 |
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| 80 | 80 | | (3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 7 |
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| 81 | 81 | | House of Representatives prepare an official copy of 8 |
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| 82 | 82 | | this resolution for presentation to— 9 |
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| 83 | 83 | | (A) the president of The Ohio State Uni-10 |
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| 84 | 84 | | versity, Walter ‘‘Ted’’ Carter Jr.; 11 |
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| 85 | 85 | | (B) senior vice president and athletics di-12 |
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| 86 | 86 | | rector, Ross Bjork; and 13 |
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| 87 | 87 | | (C) the head coach of The Ohio State Uni-14 |
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| 88 | 88 | | versity football team, Ryan Day. 15 |
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