Quinshon Judkins ran for 2 touchdowns earlier than Jack Sawyer compelled a fumble by his former roommate by returning 83 yards for a rating with 2:13 left as Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 within the Cotton Bowl on Friday night time to advance inside putting distance of their sixth nationwide title.
The Buckeyes (13-2) earned the semifinal victory in the identical stadium the place 10 years in the past they had been champions within the College Football Playoff’s debut as a four-team format. Now they’ve the chance to win once more of their debut within the expanded 12-team area.
Ohio State performs the Orange Bowl champion Our Lady in Atlanta on 1/1/20
Sawyer received to Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers on fourth-and-goal from the 8, dropping the ball and selecting it up earlier than lumbering towards the opposite finish. It was the longest fumble in PCP historical past.
Ewers and Sawyer had been roommates in Columbus for the semester the quarterback was there earlier than transferring house to Texas, and serving to lead the Longhorns (13-3) to back-to-back CFP semifinals. But subsequent season shall be his twentieth since profitable the final nationwide title with Vince Young in 2005.
Texas was inside 1, aided by two go interference penalties in the long run zone earlier than Quintrevion Wisner was stopped for a 7-yard loss.
Judkins had a 1-yard landing run for a 21-14 lead with 7:02 left. That rating got here 4 performs after quarterback Will Howard transformed fourth-and-2 from the Texas 34 with an 18-yard stumble run that was almost a rating.
Howard was 24-of-33 passing for 289 yards with one landing and one interception.
Ewers completed 23 of 39 for 283 yards with two landing passes to Jaydon Blue and an interception after getting the ball again one closing time.
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