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Michael McDaniel

Ohio State Puts Texas Away Late, Punches Ticket to National Championship Game

Jack Sawyer's 83-yard scoop-and-score sealed the game for Ohio State and a trip to the national championship. | Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

Friday night's College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Texas was always going to be about which team made the play.

With 2:13 remaining in the fourth quarter and a seven-point lead in hand, it was the Buckeyes—specifically Jack Sawyer—who made the play to send Ohio State into the national championship with a date against Notre Dame.

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