COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes receive a special sendoff from fans as they travel to the national championship game. Hundreds of people lined the streets near the Woody, wishing the team good luck as they headed to the national championship.  Fans started showing up an hour before the team was set to leave for the airport. Everyone was sporting their best scarlet and gray. They also showed up with homemade signs, flags that read ‘Ohio Against the World’ and pom-poms were handed out.  Before loading up on the bus, players and head coach Ryan Day interacted with fans, giving out high fives and signing merch. After everyone got on the bus, it was time for the fans to wave goodbye.  No matter your age, it’s clear this team has inspired so many people in different ways. Young Buckeye fans say they really look up to this team and some even came dressed as an Ohio State football player.  “I look up to Will Howard, Jack Sawyer, and Jeremiah Smith,” said Declan Hamilton.  Fans know that there’s a chance the Buckeyes could come back to Columbus as national champions, so they’re grateful they got to be a part of this moment.  “Truly an unbelievable story. You know, one that if Hollywood did it, you wouldn't even believe it, where we are at in the season,” said Ryan Vonderhaar.  Ohio Tiktokers prepare for loss of income after ban Ryan Vonderhaar was a freshman at Ohio State when the Buckeyes won the national championship in 2014, so he says this feels like a 10-year reunion for him.  “For them to have rallied together and have gotten to this point and to be able to be a team, to be the ninth team ever in Ohio State history, to put up a national championship. It's winning cures all. There's no other way to say it,” he said.  Another cool moment during the send-off, as busses drove by and the fans were cheering, you could see the players taking videos on their phones. It was clear that this goodbye meant just as much to the players as it did to the fans.