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ARLINGTON, Texas – The monstrous video board inside AT&T Stadium showed a Texas fan at a loss for words, unable to accept what she’d just seen.
Finally, she spoke.
“Holy (expletive),” she said, in a daze, while Ohio State fans celebrated.
That just happened.
A Texas drive that reached the 1-yard line ended in a Buckeyes touchdown going the other direction.
Game over.
Ohio State to the national championship game.
Texas to the offseason.
The Buckeyes didn’t make this 28-14 Cotton Bowl victory easy on themselves, but Jack Sawyer removed them from harm’s way with a strip-sack of Quinn Ewers late in the fourth quarter.
Sawyer scooped up the pigskin, rumbled 83 yards, took away Texas’ chance to tie the game, and secured the victory for Ohio State.
Holy crapola.
Ohio State shows mettle, even as juggernaut doesn’t show up
No juggernaut showed up in this College Football Playoff semifinal, just a team that showed enough fourth-quarter mettle to turn back Texas.
In a 12-team playoff that required Ohio State to win four games to claim the crown, the Buckeyes would need to win a game without their best fastball.
This was it.
Survive. Advance. Not all victories are meant for the Louvre.
Ohio State’s first two playoff triumphs became gold stars that repositioned the Buckeyes into front-runner status.
This takedown of Texas stood as no golden performance, but it put another check in a box.
Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against Texas during the 2025 Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium.
Buckeyes stand tall in Cotton Bowl fourth quarter
Quinshon Judkins put an index finger to his lips after scoring the go-ahead touchdown on a fourth quarter run. Of course, it couldn’t be that easy.
Texas had one final counterpunch in it.
Helped by two Ohio State pass interference penalties, Texas…
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Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2025-01-11 04:14:00
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