It wasn't always pretty, but the Texas Longhorns took care of business to advance to the semifinals in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. They knocked out No. 12-seeded Clemson by two ...

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 made the play of the game.

Ohio State Buckeyes safety Caleb Downs finished the team's Cotton Bowl victory by trolling the Texas Longhorns.

One play sealed Texas' loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. But it was a couple plays before that defined the game.

One of the first players Ryan Day landed at Ohio State was Jack Sawyer. Now the two, who built this together, are one win ...

Quinshon Judkins ran for two touchdowns before Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate that he returned 83 yards ...

The Buckeyes opened as 9.5-point favorites at BetMGM over Notre Dame after beating Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday ...

Well, it wasn't the smooth ride like the first two games were, but maybe a little more meaningful. After embarrassing ...

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) warms up prior to the Cotton Bowl Classic College Football Playoff semifinal game against the Texas Longhorns at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on ...

Quinshon Judkins ran for two touchdowns before Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate and Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers that he returned 83 yards ...

The Ohio State football team punched its way to the College Football Playoff National Championship game against Notre Dame on ...

Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night to advance to a shot for their sixth national title. Ohio State plays Orange Bowl champion Notre Dame in Atlanta on Jan. 20.