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.

Jack Sawyer's 83-yard scoop-and-score touchdown after stripping Quinn Ewers on fourth-and-goal with 2:13 left sealed the Buckeyes' 28-14 win over the Longhorns

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard, 0-3 in his career against Texas while playing at Kansas State, finally beat the Longhorns while passing for 289 yards, with one touchdown — a screen pass just seconds before halftime that TreVeyon Henderson turned into a 75-yard score — and an interception.