Ohio State senior defensive end Jack Sawyer returned to Columbus for moments like Friday night at the Cotton Bowl.
Sawyer scored a game-sealing touchdown on an 83-yard fumble return late in the fourth quarter.
“I almost blacked out,” Sawyer told ESPN’s Holly Rowe afterward.
Texas drove to the Ohio State 8-yard line when it faced a fourth-and-goal down seven, 21-14. Sawyer pursued Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, stripped the ball from behind, picked it up and sprinted the other way to give Ohio State its decisive 28-14 lead with 2:13 remaining.