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Not only did Sawyer knock the ball out, but he took it 83 yards for a touchdown to make it 28-14. After the game, Sawyer was asked about the moment between him and Ewers, and revealed that Ewers had a simple two-word message to him about the play.

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The Longhorns finished as a national semifinalist for the second straight season but it could have been much more. Now the Arch Manning era begins.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian then called a toss play ... and then was strip-sacked by his former roommate at Ohio State, Jack Sawyer. Not only did Sawyer knock the ball out, but he took it 83 ...

The Longhorns have gotten tougher on defense, now they need to do same on offensive line. Plus, give Quinn Ewers recognition he deserves.

Sawyer's passion for the Buckeyes is unmatched, and his 83-yard fumble return touchdown to beat Texas will live forever in Ohio State lore.

For quarterback Quinn Ewers, it was set to be a validating moment. The Longhorns were major underdogs and Ewers made a handful of miraculous plays in the second half to swing the game, including a long pass to tight end Gunner Helm and magical toss to a running back while being tackled for a third-and-10 conversion.

Trailing the Buckeyes by a touchdown in Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Cotton Bowl Classic, the Longhorns were marching up the field, and with the help of a couple pass interference calls against Ohio State, they were at first-and-goal on the one-yard line with less than four minutes left.

Texas was just one yard from tying the Cotton Bowl but a failed sweep and subsequent sack and fumble clinched the game for Ohio State.

JACK FRIGGIN SAWYER. Sacked his former roommate ... (with some help from a head-scratching play call by Texas coach Steve Sarkisian) when it mattered most. Final: Buckeyes 28, Shorthorns 14.

Instead of bullzone into the endzone, they kept backing up, then had to throw on 4th and goal — where Ohio State's Jack Sawyer made ... two plays prior, when Steve Sarkisian called a sweep ...