Georgia fans suffered unfortunate flashbacks during Friday night's Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Texas. During the Sugar Bowl last Thursday, the referees penalized Georgia sophomore Parker Jones for sideline interference.

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

With 2:24 to play in Friday’s Cotton Bowl, Texas was knocking on the door of a game-tying touchdown. The Longhorns were at the 8-yard line with a 4th-and-8, and Ohio State needed a stand to all but seal a College Football Playoff national championship appearance.

The Ohio State Buckeyes took care of business once again, this time defeating the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl. Now, Ryan Day and company will head off to

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.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ohio State coach Ryan Day is now one win away from a national title, just weeks after it seemed the program was in long-term trouble. Now, after three-straight playoff wins, the Buckeyes will face Notre Dame in the national title game on Jan. 20.

Sawyer is a senior from Pickerington, Ohio, and the local product made a massive play with everything on the line. A Texas touchdown would've tied the game with just minutes left, but Sawyer's scoop-and-score extended the lead and sent the Buckeyes Nation into a frenzy.

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This is getting real fun. Ohio State is playing its best football of the season and at just the right time. It sure looked like doom and gloom after a f ourth-straight loss to arch rival Michigan to finish up the regular season, but that seemed to have motivated the this current Buckeye squad to get its act together and go on a run.

Ohio State hit a low point in their final game of the college football regular season. The Buckeyes entered their game against rival Michigan 10-1, their only loss to that point c