who won the college football national championship in 2025

The 2020 college football national champion was LSU. They defeated Clemson 42-25 in the College Football Playoff National Championship game played on January 13, 2020, in New Orleans, to claim their first CFP-era title and fourth overall under head coach Ed Orgeron. This season featured Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow, who threw five touchdown passes in the championship game and led LSU to one of the most prolific seasons in college football history.