Ohio State earned a ticket to the national title game by outlasting Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Their season, which looked to be derailed by a nightmare against Michigan, has quickly switched into a fairytale. And if a person were writing a script for how this unpredictable journey of College Football Playoff triumph all plays out, they could do no better than Columbus native Jack Sawyer knocking the football away from his former roommate Quinn Ewers's hands and rambling for an 83-yard score.
That's what the Buckeyes defensive end did with 2:13 remaining in regulation to give Ohio State a decisive 28-14 advantage.
