Ohio State cornerback Denzel Burke was held out in the second half of the College Football Playoff semifinal due to an upper extremity injury.

Quinshon Judkins ran for two touchdowns before Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate and Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers that he returned 83 yards for a touchdown with 2:13 left as Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl.

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.

For the second straight game, Ohio State enters its College Football Playoff matchup as the lower seed but the betting favorite.

Ohio State is off to the College Football Playoff National Championship game to face Notre Dame. But it wasn't easy. Clinging to a seven-point lead, the defense was asked again to make yet another stop.

Ohio State Buckeyes star defensive end Jack Sawyer made himself a household name on Friday night. Late in the Cotton Bowl against the Texas Longhorns, Sawyer sealed the win for his team with a strip sack on Quinn Ewers that he scooped up and returned 83 yards for a touchdown.

The Texas Longhorns' defense sent a very clear message to the Ohio State Buckeyes early on in the Cotton Bowl: Jeremiah Smith was not going to be the one to bea

Ohio State defeated Texas on Friday to reach the College Football Playoff final. Here's what we learned from the Buckeyes' 28-14 win.