Ohio State's dominant defense and clutch offensive drives secured a 28-14 victory over Texas in the Cotton Bowl, propelling them to the national championship game. The Buckeyes showcased their resilience and offensive firepower, overcoming a sluggish second half to outscore Texas in the crucial fourth quarter.
That sentence became reality after the Buckeyes levied a 14-0 fourth quarter knockout punch featuring a gritty 88-yard touchdown drive from the offense and an 83-yard scoop-and-score from Jack Sawyer to cap a goal line stand from the defense propelling Ohio State past Texas in an instant classic CFP semifinal contest in the Cotton Bowl .
Salute to Carnell Tate who recorded a career-high seven catches on nine targets, good for 87 yards to help Ohio State's passing game as Jeremiah Smith was effectively taken out of the game by the Longhorns and No. 2 receiver Emeka Egbuka wasn't exactly running free either with five for 51. The storylines for that one are beyond plentiful but before we turn full attention to what will be a shot at Ohio State's 9th national championship, here are Five Things from last night's indelible 28-14 win over the Longhorns.Locked in a 14-14 tie with the Longhorns and taking possession with 14:47 left in regulation after the Silver Bullets forced a 3-and-out, Ohio State's offense needed to.
Scoring came easy against Tennessee and Oregon but that certainly wasn't the case against a legit Texas defense so tip your cap to Day, Kelly, Howard and company for responding in that moment with a gritty, clutch drive to shift all the pressure back to Texas.Judkins didn't have the most electrifying stat line against a stout Longhorns defense but his two touchdown runs were gigantic as part of a 12-touch, 58-yard night.
Likely feeling the burn from how his lack of discipline hurt his team, Henderson trotted out with his offensive mates as the Buckeyes looked to see if they could do anything with the 29 seconds left in the first half after the OSU defense allowed a Texas touchdown tying the game at 7-7. Now looking at 3rd-and-Goal from the 8, Ewers went shotgun and attempted a throw over the middle but Sawyer, set up inside, read the play beautifully, knifing through the crease between right guard and right tackle to get a hand on the pass for an incompletion.
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