Who is Jack Sawyer? The Ohio State football senior defensive end became a legend in the Buckeyes' Cotton Bowl win over Texas.

Jack Sawyer was essential to Ohio State Buckeyes reaching the top of the college football world once again, and the star defender is receiving his flowers as the dust settles on the 2024 campaign. He was one of the first players to lift the trophy after the College Football Playoff National Championship Game,

Sawyer undoubtedly had the biggest play of the game when he sealed Ohio State's 28-14 victory over the Texas Longhorns. After stripping the ball away from Texas QB Quinn Ewers during a 4th-and-goal situation with less than three minutes remaining, the star defensive end proceeded to complete the play with an 83-yard fumble return.

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Ohio State's last win over Michigan was in 2019 when Sawyer was in high school. However, this season's loss to the rival may have hurt the most for the senior defender, as it was on the Buckeyes' senior day. Plus, the game ended in a brawl between both teams after a Michigan flag was planted in the middle of Ohio State's field.

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Jack Sawyer finished out his Ohio State Buckeyes career in the most magical way. A native son of Columbus, Ohio, who chose to stay home for his college education despite drawing interest from darn near every team in the nation,

The sky began falling that day in November. On the final weekend of the 2023 regular season, Ohio State took an 11-0 record into a showdown

Following two strong seasons at Ole Miss, Judkins moved to Ohio State and put up 960 yards and 12 touchdowns. He worked in tandem with TreVeyon Henderson — who is another player to watch — and would give the Cowboys' ground game a much-needed boost.

Quarterback Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses in their path to the College Football Playoff title game. The Fighting Irish battled their way through Penn State (No.