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Ohio State defensive lineman Jack Sawyer became the talk of the college football world after his sensational strip sack and 83-yard fumble return touchdown against the Texas Longhorns last Friday, a play that secured a 28-14 win for the Buckeyes.

Watch: Ohio State linebacker Jack Sawyer destroys a camera after hugging Ryan Day following his fumble returned for a touchdown.

Sawyer undoubtedly had the biggest play of the game when he sealed Ohio State's 28-14 victory over the Texas Longhorns. After stripping the ball away from Texas QB Quinn Ewers during a 4th-and-goal situation with less than three minutes remaining, the star defensive end proceeded to complete the play with an 83-yard fumble return.

By his own admission, Jack Sawyer didn’t need any kind of elaborate pitch from Ryan Day to get him to commit to Ohio State. If the scholarship offer was there, the Pickerington native was going to don the scarlet and gray.

Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer's scoop and score was a surreal moment for his family, and the elation remains fresh days later.

The Buckeyes defense stopped Texas near the goal line with less than three minutes to go as Jack Sawyer’s fumble return with 2:13 remaining gave the Buckeyes a 28-14 win over the Longhorns in Friday night’s Cotton Bowl. Sawyer stripped Quinn Ewers on fourth down and recovered the ball himself before officially running it 83 yards for the score.

Ohio State Buckeyes star defensive end Jack Sawyer made himself a household name on Friday night. Late in the Cotton Bowl against the Texas Longhorns, Sawyer se

Jack Sawyer didn’t take it easy on his old roommate. With just over two minutes left in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s College Football Playoff semifinal in Arlington, Texas, the Ohio State

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Ohio State's last win over Michigan was in 2019 when Sawyer was in high school. However, this season's loss to the rival may have hurt the most for the senior defender, as it was on the Buckeyes' senior day. Plus, the game ended in a brawl between both teams after a Michigan flag was planted in the middle of Ohio State's field.

The national championship game is nearly here. Ohio State is going for its first national title since the end of the 2014 season. The Buckeyes beat Alabama and Oregon with third-string QB Cardale Jones to win the first four-team College Football Playoff. A win on Monday night would make Ohio State the first 12-team CFP champion.