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College Football Playoff: Jack Sawyer's fumble return TD cements Ohio State's Cotton Bowl win over Texas
Yahoo Sports ^ | January 10, 2025 | Nick Bromberg

Posted on 01/11/2025 6:41:28 AM PST by C19fan

Ohio State will meet Notre Dame for the national title.

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.

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Some people are calling Notre Dame v. THE Ohio State University the Lou Holtz Bowl. For 2nd year in the row, no south of Mason-Dixon teams is in the championship game. THE Ohio State University is 9.5 points favorite over the Domers.
1 posted on 01/11/2025 6:41:28 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Jack Sawyer will never have to buy another meal in the state of Ohio.


2 posted on 01/11/2025 6:46:01 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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The Buckeyes are almost as good as Michigan.


3 posted on 01/11/2025 6:48:37 AM PST by Degaston
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Go Bucks!!!


4 posted on 01/11/2025 6:49:04 AM PST by God luvs America (6young 3.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Degaston

Overhyped in the game’s beginning. Made me wonder what’s up. OSU had plenty of studs on defense. Why single this guy out?


5 posted on 01/11/2025 6:50:08 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Degaston

...and Michigan is almost as good as Indiana.


6 posted on 01/11/2025 6:52:51 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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Why single this guy out?

Yoy saw the play right?
7 posted on 01/11/2025 6:59:34 AM PST by mmichaels1970 ( )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Why single this guy out?

Maybe because he made the play that won the game?


8 posted on 01/11/2025 7:00:53 AM PST by Jolla
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To: Degaston

There was a team in the SEC, who lost their starting QB, yet still beat Texas twice this year. It is what it is.


9 posted on 01/11/2025 7:08:05 AM PST by Racketeer
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Why single him out?

What Sawyer did was like hitting a grand slam in baseball. He punched the ball out, sacked the QB, scooped up the ball, ran 83 yards, and scored a touchdown. I’ve never seen it happen like this by ONE player before. Unheard of. Epic.

The timing was critical too. It was 4th down. His singular play changed the game in an instant.


10 posted on 01/11/2025 7:09:14 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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Texas’ right tackle totally failed by letting Sawyer fly around him.


11 posted on 01/11/2025 7:13:03 AM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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“THE Ohio State University is 9.5 points favorite over the Domers.”

None of that matters. The score is 0-0 and both teams are very good and will give it all they have.

Go Buckeyes!


12 posted on 01/11/2025 7:25:02 AM PST by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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And 10 years from now 99.99999% of the world’s population will not remember that that game ever happened.


13 posted on 01/11/2025 7:26:24 AM PST by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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That’s why he has a scholorship too. He put a great fake on the tackle. The refs tried to give the game to TX.


14 posted on 01/11/2025 7:31:48 AM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: Zuriel

And 20 years from now, everyone there WILL remember it.


15 posted on 01/11/2025 7:50:27 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: C19fan

What happened to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl? Notre Dame outplayed them in every way.


16 posted on 01/11/2025 7:54:07 AM PST by Savage Beast (There's a Light over the Whole World. Fight! Fight! Fight! --DJTrump)
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Very, very true. Even today, 99.99999% of the world’s population doesn’t know and doesn’t care, much less in 10 years.


17 posted on 01/11/2025 7:54:14 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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4 evenly matched teams with 4 mediocre quarterbacks is what we have seen the past two nights. Riley looks like he is the smartest and luckiest of the set, none of whom are NFL caliber.


18 posted on 01/11/2025 7:58:07 AM PST by sopo
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True but to 99.99999% of Buckeye fans, he is now legend. For a kid that grew up there, wanting to be a Buckeye, this moment will be remembered in Columbus.


19 posted on 01/11/2025 7:59:13 AM PST by bleach (Donaldus Magnus 2024-2028 A.D.)
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I think it’s going to be great game, and closer than what the spread is. Notre Dame has a lot of heart, as do the Buckeyes. Marcus Freeman is a very good coach. Still, I’ll be pulling for the Buckeyes. We’ll see soon enough.


20 posted on 01/11/2025 8:00:41 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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