ARLINGTON, Texas — Jack Sawyer stood on the stage after winning the Cotton Bowl with a smile on his face and a hand holding up one side of Ohio State’s infamous “Ohio Against The World” flag. Quarterback Will Howard held the other end as coach Ryan Day celebrated a 28-14 win against Texas next to them.
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It was a shared stage, but make no mistake: This was Sawyer’s moment. And nobody deserved it more.
He was just 20 minutes removed from the 83-yard strip-sack touchdown that sealed Ohio State’s College Football Playoff semifinal victory, sending the Buckeyes to the national championship game Jan. 20 against Notre Dame. It’s a play that
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