Watch: Ohio State linebacker Jack Sawyer destroys a camera after hugging Ryan Day following his fumble returned for a touchdown.

By his own admission, Jack Sawyer didn’t need any kind of elaborate pitch from Ryan Day to get him to commit to Ohio State. If the scholarship offer was there, the Pickerington native was going to don the scarlet and gray.

Ohio State defensive lineman Jack Sawyer returned a fumble 83 yards in a crucial play against Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinal in Arlington, Texas. The Buckeyes won 28-14 thanks in part to Sawyer's defensive effort.

Sawyer's passion for the Buckeyes is unmatched, and his 83-yard fumble return touchdown to beat Texas will live forever in Ohio State lore.

The Buckeyes' sharp postseason turnaround has erased the sting of regular season disappointments against the Oregon Ducks and Michigan Wolverines with Ohio State in hot pursuit of its first national title since 2014, when Urban Meyer roamed the sidelines in Columbus.

The Buckeyes defense stopped Texas near the goal line with less than three minutes to go as Jack Sawyer’s fumble return with 2:13 remaining gave the Buckeyes a 28-14 win over the Longhorns in Friday night’s Cotton Bowl. Sawyer stripped Quinn Ewers on fourth down and recovered the ball himself before officially running it 83 yards for the score.

Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer's scoop and score was a surreal moment for his family, and the elation remains fresh days later.

Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer almost had no idea what was going on during his 83-yard fumble return touchdown late in the fourth quarter that sealed

Jack Sawyer didn’t take it easy on his old roommate. With just over two minutes left in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s College Football Playoff semifinal in Arlington, Texas, the Ohio State

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 se

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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.