Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer made a game-winning play in the College Football Playoff semifinal, sending the Buckeyes to the National Championship Game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The longest college football season in history concludes Monday night in Atlanta as Notre Dame and Ohio State face off inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Buckeyes (13-2) have been on a tear through the College Football Playoff,

Sawyer undoubtedly had the biggest play of the game when he sealed Ohio State's 28-14 victory over the Texas Longhorns. After stripping the ball away from Texas QB Quinn Ewers during a 4th-and-goal situation with less than three minutes remaining, the star defensive end proceeded to complete the play with an 83-yard fumble return.

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By his own admission, Jack Sawyer didn’t need any kind of elaborate pitch from Ryan Day to get him to commit to Ohio State. If the scholarship offer was there, the Pickerington native was going to don the scarlet and gray.

The Buckeyes defense stopped Texas near the goal line with less than three minutes to go as Jack Sawyer’s fumble return with 2:13 remaining gave the Buckeyes a 28-14 win over the Longhorns in Friday night’s Cotton Bowl. Sawyer stripped Quinn Ewers on fourth down and recovered the ball himself before officially running it 83 yards for the score.

Ohio State Buckeyes star defensive end Jack Sawyer made himself a household name on Friday night. Late in the Cotton Bowl against the Texas Longhorns, Sawyer se

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The Ohio State football season is almost over, win or lose, and there is a small cadre of fans who have been to every, or almost every, playoff game.

Sawyer erupted after Ohio State's stunning loss to Michigan in November, ripping the Michigan flag from Wolverines players and tossing it to the ground. Sawyer was visibly enraged, screaming on the field as a brawl ensued between the two rivals.