COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police used tear gas to disperse some Ohio State students and football fans following the Buckeyes’ 42-20 win over the University of Oregon.
The cheers, chants and car horn blowing caused gridlock early Tuesday after revelers spilled out of bars along High Street near the campus, celebrating the university’s win in the first national title game in college football’s playoff era.
Thousands converged on the Ohio State football stadium, some of them tearing down the goal posts at the south end of the field, according to 10-TV News.
Police surrounded it and turned them away. Most headed back to High Street, where cruisers lined the middle of the street and a fire truck and SWAT vehicle were nearby. Some officers were wearing gas masks.
Columbus Fire Department spokeswoman Battalion Chief Tracy Smith says 89 fires involving trash bins, Dumpsters and couches were reported near campus between 1:00 a.m. and about 4:45 a.m.
Police made a handful of arrests.