A horde of jubilant Ohio State fans broke into the university’s stadium in the frigid cold to celebrate after the Buckeyes were crowned College Football National Champions Monday night.

Hundreds of excited fans and students gathered around campus after Ohio State’s 34-23 victory over Notre Dame flocked to Ohio Stadium and broke through a gate to continue the celebration inside “The Shoe,” despite temperatures in Columbus reaching as low as -5 F.

A video posted by the Columbus Dispatch shows a sea of elated fans waving Ohio State flags on the snow-covered ground outside the gates moments before getting inside.

Ohio State students and fans were seen breaking into Ohio Stadium after the National Championship win. 10 WBNS

The video then cuts to the exhilarated crowd racing down the stadium’s concourse and heading toward the field.

The sea of Buckeyes fanatics made it to the field around midnight on Tuesday, where many were seen taking photos and videos to remember the joyous occasion.

Ohio State University freshman Thomas Schmnasky told the outlet that when he went out to celebrate, he never imagined the crowd would make its way into the stadium and onto the field — calling the experience “surreal.”

Senior Natalie Freihammer said it was a shock and was “surprised” law enforcement didn’t do much to stop the mass from getting into “The Shoe.”

“It’s crazy,” she said. “I was surprised that the cops are so supportive.”

Fans broke through a gate to continue the celebration inside “The Shoe,” despite the temperature in Columbus reaching as low as -5 F. 10 WBNS

Cops inside the stadium “appeared to be enjoying the atmosphere,” the Columbus Dispatch reported.

The crowd started dwindling less than a half-hour after fans made it inside Ohio Stadium, according to the outlet.

The celebration kicked off after Buckeyes fans nearly watched the National Championship slip through their fingers.

The Columbus Dispatch reported that cops inside the stadium “appeared to be enjoying the atmosphere.” 10 WBNS

Ohio had a commanding 24-point lead going into the fourth quarter, but it dwindled to eight as the Fighting Irish staged a late-game comeback at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Knowing the title was on the line, Buckeyes Head Coach Ryan Day made a gutsy play call on third-and-11 with 2:38 remaining to set his team up for the win.

Instead of playing the clock and letting his defense hold off the Irish, he put the ball in quarterback Will Howard’s hand.

Facing pressure in the pocket, Howard threw a bomb down the field to freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, resulting in a fifty-six-yard gain — setting the Buckeyes up to kick a go-ahead field goal in the final minutes to secure the win.

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard runs against Notre Dame during the second half of the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Atlanta. AP

“I just thought to myself: Only one national championship, you only get one opportunity a year to do this, let’s just lay it on the line and put it out there and be aggressive. And that’s what we did,” Day said during the postgame.

“I talked to the defensive guys and I talked to the offensive guys that we were going to continue to be aggressive throughout the game. I told the team that leading up to the game. And I had to make sure I followed through [with] that.” 

The win secured the No. 8-seed Buckeyes’ ninth national championship in program history and the team’s first since 2014.

Ohio State is also the first team to win the National Championship in the new 12-team playoff.