Ohio State is headed to the national championship. The Buckeyes knocked off Texas, 28-14, in the Cotton Bowl to punch their ticket with Jack Sawyer making the game-seeling play with a scoop-and-score with the Longhorns having a chance to tie the game on fourth and goal.

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.

Ohio State outlasted Texas 28-14 to win the Cotton Bowl and clinch their first trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship since 2014. The Buckeyes will face 7-seed Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan.

The Ohio State Buckeyes looked like they were about to fold as the Texas Longhorns marched down the field en route to a possible game-tying score in the Cotton

Jack Friggin Sawyer. JACK FRIGGIN SAWYER. Sacked his former roommate. Sealed the win. And kudos to the Ohio State defense for standing tall (with some help from a head-scratching play call by Texas coach Steve Sarkisian) when it mattered most.

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 head coach Ryan Day has a chance to lead his team to the College Football Playoff national championship game on Friday night, but first the Buckeyes must defeat the Texas Longhorns. Here’s a look back at Day’s complete history in bowl games through the years.