Cotton Bowl: Ohio State outlasts Texas to reach national title game

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jack Sawyer had the kind of moment that will live on long past his playing days with Ohio State. Of course, one more victory would make it that much sweeter.

Sawyer stripped Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers – his former roommate – and returned the fumble 83 yards for the clinching touchdown in a 28-14 victory over the Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night, giving the Buckeyes a shot at their sixth AP national title.

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