In 2024, the NCFA once again hosted a 4 team playoff leading to the National Championship which included 3 conference champs plus a Wild Card (determined via the power rankings) to fill out the field of playoff teams.

View the 2024 NCFA Post Season Bracket HERE.

The 2024 NCFA Playoffs would once again be hosted at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, OH.  The games would feature two lopsided victories as top seeded Ohio State knocked off the Wild Card Coppin State in the opener  by a score of 52 to 0.  The night cap followed with #2 Clayton State  defeating #3 George Mason  66 to 20 to set the stage for the National Championship Game.

The 2024 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game was set for a match up between  #1 Ohio State against #2 Clayton State for the title. The matchup would mark OSU’s 4th straight title game appearance and Clayton State would get their first taste of National Championship action.  However Clayton State would have a unique caveat… their Head Coach [Kevin Adkins] lead Central GA Tech to the National Championship over OSU just one year earlier.

The Lakers would get off to a dominant start jumping out to a 13-0 lead on a 9 yard TD pass from Sire Hardaway to Savion West, followed by a screen pass from Hardaway to Pacer Kincaid who would go 70 yards for another Lakers TD.  This time the PAT would be no good on a bad snap.  Ohio State would punch in their first score of the game late in the 2nd quarter when TE Aidan Donovan would take the direct snap from the wildcat formation and run it in from 2 yards out.  13-7 would be the score in favor of the Clayton State Lakers headed into half time.

The Buckeyes momentum would carry into the 3rd quarter.  The Lakers would turn the ball over for the 4th time on the day when they fumbled the ball deep in their own territory setting up the Buckeyes inside the 5 of Clayton State.  Once again TE Aidan Donovan would take the direct snap and run it in from 3 yards out to tie the game at 13 when the PAT hits the upright.

The game would remain knotted deep into the 4th quarter when once again Mr. Wildcat [Aidan Donovan] took the snap and ran in his 3rd TD from 4 yards out.  The made extra point would give the Buckeyes their first lead of the day at 20-13.  But Clayton State wasn’t done…   With just under 2 mins left in the game, Hardaway (on his own 40 yd line) would use his arm to orchestrate a drive to give his team a chance at the comeback.  The Lakers would get the ball down to the 2 with first and goal with 30 sec left.  But the Buckeyes defense would stand tall with a goal line stand on 4th and 2 to secure the win by a final score of 20-13.

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Aidan Donovan took home the MVP award at the 2024 NCFA National Title game with his play at Tight-End.  He would rush for all 3 of Ohio State’s touchdowns leading the Buckeyes to their 3rd NCFA National Title.

In 2022, the NCFA once again returned to it’s format of a 4 team playoff leading to the National Championship.  The new wrinkle was that the league was split into 3 conferences (instead of 4) which enable 3 conference champs plus a Wild Card (determined via the power rankings) to fill out the field of playoff teams.

View the 2022 NCFA Post Season Bracket HERE.

The 2022 NCFA Playoffs would be hosted at the George Mason RAC Field in Fairfax, VA.  The games would feature two lopsided victories as top seeded Ohio State (6-0, 9-1) knocked off the Wild Card George Mason (2-0, 5-3) in the opener  by a score of 63 to 6.  The night cap followed with #2 Gordon State (4-0, 9-1 ) defeating #3 Sacred Heart (2-0, 6-1) 55 to 7 to set the stage for the National Championship Game.

The 2022 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game was set for a match up between  #1 Ohio State (6-0, 9-1) against #2 Gordon State (4-0, 9-1 )for the title. The matchup would give OSU a shot at a 3rd straight National Championship and Gordon State their first taste of National Championship action.  The Buckeyes would get on the board first with touch down run by QB Kellyn Gerenstein in the first quarter.  Gordon state would respond in the 2nd with a touchdown run of their own by Will Richardson, but a missed extra point would leave OSU with a 1 point lead heading into half time.

The 3rd quarter would get started with an OSU scoop and score fumble recovery and a successful 2 point conversion to expand their lead to 9.  Gordon State would respond quickly with a touch down pass from Neal Howard to Pacer Kincaid and successful 2pt try of their own to once again bring the OSU lead to just 1.

But the 4th quarter belonged to Cedrion Brundage of Gordon State.  He ripped off touch down runs  of 65, 44, and 13 yards to seal the deal for Gordon State and securing their first National Championship by a score of 35-15.

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Cedrion Brundage took home the MVP award at the 2022 NCFA National Title game by taking over the 4th quarter with his team trailing.  His 3 touchdown runs secured the “Ship” for Gordon State.  On the day, he rushed for 209 yards on 16 carries (13.06 avg) and 3 TDS.

In 2021, the NCFA did not host an NCFA Playoff weekend due to insufficient teams cleared to play in the NCFA after the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the top two teams in the power rankings at the conclusion of the conference championship games were given a bid to the National Championship Bowl Game.

View the 2021 NCFA Post Season Bracket HERE.

The 2021 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game was set for a match up between  #1 Ohio State (4-0, 6-2 ) against #2 George Mason (4-0, 6-2) for the title. The matchup would give George Mason a chance at a rematch with the Buckeyes as Ohio State defeated the Patriots 29-28 in a week 4 non-conference match up.  The Buckeyes would get on the board first and often taking a 28-0 lead late into the the 2nd Quarter.   George Mason would be able to carry some momentum into halftime as Chase Soper would connect with Adam Abu-Jamous with a 34 yard TD pass with 5 seconds left in the half.  A successful two point conversion would send everyone to the locker room with a 28-8 OSU lead but with a sign of life for GMU who was set to receive the 2nd half kick.

However, the clock would not be George Mason’s friend as they wouldn’t be able to get back on the board until late in the 3rd quarter and with OSU answering back with a TD of their own no the ensuing possession.  The 4th quarter would start with a 35-15 OSU lead until George Mason would once again get a breath of life when Soper hit Brooks for a 73 yard touch down pass.   But again the Buckeyes would answer right back with a Spencer Moore 33 yard touch down run.  Mason would tack on one last TD late in the fourth to close the gap but the Buckeyes would wind up as National Champions by a score of: Ohio State 42 – George Mason 21

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Kellyn Gerenstein took home the MVP award at the 2021 NCFA National Title game by being a catalyst for his team on offense. While he only completed 8 of 20 passes, he recorded 195 yds and 2 TDs through the air.  On the ground he ran for 104 yds on 24 carries scoring 3 TDs.  Kellyn’s performance was, indeed, MVP worthy as he helped lead the Ohio State Buckeyes to a repeat as NCFA Champions.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2020 Season was cancelled.

The 2019 NCFA Playoffs featured 2 previous National Champions and 2 teams seeking their first ever NCFA Championship.  In Charlotte, NC, Ohio State narrowly squeaked by Columbus State by a score of 17-14 that many thought was the true National Championship game due to the teams being ranked #1 and #2 (respectfully) at the time.  In Erie, PA we witnessed yet another battle between 2 NCFA opponents that have consistently found their way into the NCFA Playoffs, Oakland and Sacred Heart. Oakland managed to take down Sacred Heart 26-14 to secure their appearance in the National Championship for the 4th time in 6 years.

View the 2019 NCFA Post Season Bracket HERE.

The 2019 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game was then set for a match up between  #1 Ohio State (3-0, 8-0 ) against #2 Oakland (4-0, 8-1) for the title. The Buckeyes would get on the board first by way of a 36 yard TD pass thrown by Kellyn Gerenstein to wideout Geoff Green II. Then, after a botched punt attempt by Ohio State late in the first quarter, Oakland was able to secure their first TD early in the second quarter from a 4 yard run by Trent Grabowski to the tie the game at 7. in the middle of the second quarter, Kellyn Gerenstein found another one of his receivers, De’Shawn White, for a 19 yard TD pass that gave the Buckeyes a lead that they would not be give up again. Kellyn Gerenstein was able to find the end zone one more time, this game throwing another TD pass to wide receiver Adam Bardak. The big talk of the game was Ohio State’s defense though as they gave Oakland little hope to succeed in the pass game or the run game. Nicholas Uncth and Samuel Frank, the eventual MVP of the game, both had fumble recoveries for touchdowns that inevitably sealed the deal for the Buckeyes as they were able to secure their first ever NCFA National Championship on the backs of these performances. The final score of the game was the Ohio State Buckeyes 36 and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 9

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Samuel Frank took home the MVP award at the 2019 NCFA National Title game by being a catalyst for his team on defense. He ended the game with 9 tackles, 1 tackle of a loss, a fumble recovery for a touchdown, and had a pivotal, game sealing interception! Samuel’s performance was, indeed, MVP worthy as he helped lead the Ohio State Buckeyes to their first NCFA Championship.

The 2018 NCFA Playoffs featured 3 previous National Champions and a new comer trying to join the club.  In Charlotte, NC, 1st year member The Apprentice School had no problem defeating South Atlantic Powerhouse (Middle Georgia State) by a score of 43-7.  In Erie, PA two familiar foes matched up, this time with Oakland getting redemption for their loss a year earlier to Sacred Heart by a score of 38-14.

View the 2018 NCFA Post Season Bracket HERE.

The 2018 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game was then set for a match up between  #1 Oakland (4-0, 8-1) against #2 Apprentice School (4-0, 7-2) for the title.  The Builders would get on the board first and never look back scoring in 3 of 4 quarters and shutting out Oakland in all but the 2nd.  Fred Hendrieth, Terrance Sudberry, and Brandon Jones would each record rushing TDs in the 1st quarter.  Oakland would come to life in the 2nd thanks to 2 TD passes by Ben Hajciar, one to Bobby Saad and another to Steven O’Connell.  Oakland would cut the deficit to 8 (22-14) heading into halftime.  But that is as close as the Grizzlies would come as the Builders would shut them out in the 2nd half scoring 34 unanswered points.  Hendrieth and Jones would each record another rushing TD while Sudberry ran for two of his own and threw for another to Ethan Bryce.  The Builders would claim their first National Championship in school history by a score of 56-14.

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Terrence Sudberry took home the MVP award at the NCFA National Title game by passing for 100 yds (6 for 16, 1 TD) and rushing 14 times for 150 yds and 3 TDs on the way to leading Apprentice School to the NCFA Championship.

The 2017 NCFA Playoffs featured two similar situations.  Both games featured a relatively new program taking on a traditional NCFA powerhouse.  In Salem, VA Ft. Lauderdale had no problem defeating the 2 time National Champion (Coppin State) by a score of 36-18).  In Erie, PA it was Sacred Heart who put an end to Oakland’s quest for a 3rd National Title be defeating the Grizzlies by a score of 28-6).

View the 2017 NCFA Post Season Bracket HERE.

The 2017 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game was then set for a battle of the undefeated as #1 Univ of Ft Lauderdale squared off against #2 Sacred Heart for the title. the Pioneers would get on the board first when Brian Moore would sack Nathaniel Watson for a safety giving SHU the lead 2-0 halfway through the 1st.  SHU would extend the lead to 9-0 when Chris Criscuolo connected with Mark Barranger for a 43 yd touchdown pass as time wound down in the 1st.  That lead would last till there was 6 minutes left in the half when Watson would get the Eagles on the board with a 1 yd TD run.  The extra point was no good but the Eagles would score again quickly as Criscuolo would fumble on the first play of the ensuing SHU possession and Kitlo Meme would scoop it up and take it to the house.  A missed 2 pt conversion would get the score to 12-9 in favor of UFTL.  But they weren’t done yet.  As time expired in the half, UFTL’s Watson connected with Ellex Davis for a 39 yd TD pass to take an 18-9 lead tot he locker room.  Cameron Neal would hit a 29 yd field goal late in the 3rd to cut the lead to 18-12 and breath some life into SHU.  The score would stick till late in the 4th when James Jordan would take the handoff and rumble 6 yds for the score to tie the game and Neal would give SHU the lead 19-18 with a successful extra point.  The Pioneer defense would pick up their 2nd safety of the game when a bad snap escapes UFTL’s Watson and rolls out the back of the endzone leading to the final score of 21-18 in favor of the Pioneers.

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Jordan James took home the MVP award at the NCFA National Title game by rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown on the way to leading Sacred Heart to the NCFA Championship.