And if a person were writing a script for how this unpredictable journey of College Football Playoff triumph all plays out, they could do no better than Columbus native Jack Sawyer knocking the football away from his former roommate Quinn Ewers's hands and rambling for an 83-yard score.

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

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.