Jack Sawyer, an Ohio State defensive end, strip-sacked Ewers and returned the fumble for a decisive game-sealing touchdown in the Buckeyes’ 28-14 win.

For the second straight year, the Texas Longhorns fell agonizingly short ... Wisner preceded disaster as Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer stripped and recovered the Quinn Ewers fumble for ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes looked like they were about to fold as the Texas Longhorns marched down the field en route to a possible game-tying score in the Cotton

What did Texas QB Quinn Ewers say to former roommate and Ohio State defensive standout Jack Sawyer after the CFP Cotton Bowl semifinal?

Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer ran a fumble back 83 yards for a touchdown to seal the Buckeyes' 28-14 win over Texas on Friday night in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Sawyer hit Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers before he could throw before scooping up the bouncing football and housing it for a game-defining play in a tightly contested Cotton Bowl.

The pivotal play in the game saw Texas star quarterback Quinn Ewers get strip-sacked by Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer, who picked the ball up and returned it 83 yards for the game-sealing touchdown.

Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer almost had no idea what was going on during his 83-yard fumble return touchdown late in the fourth quarter that sealed

In his final months of life, a Mentor teen watched the Ohio State defensive end wear a "JBS Strong" armband in his honor at each game.

Ohio State defensive lineman Jack Sawyer returned a fumble 83 yards in a crucial play against Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinal in Arlington, Texas. The Buckeyes won 28-14 thanks in part to Sawyer's defensive effort.

It was fitting that Sawyer, a two-year starter and three-year letterman and one of the faces of Ohio State's fierce defense, was the one who made the play of the game.

DALLAS -- Jack Sawyer and J.T. Tuimoloau have come alive ever since Ohio State entered the College Football Playoff and that continued in the Cotton Bowl against Texas.

A fourth quarter strip-sack by Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer is potentially all that came between the Texas Longhorns and a national championship appearance.