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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ohio State beats Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff championship.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ohio State beats Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff championship.
The Buckeyes are 8.5-point favorites over the Fighting Irish.
The Buckeyes will play Notre Dame for the national title on Jan. 20.
Whoever wins the Cotton Bowl will likely enter the national title game as the favorite.
College football always had a natural endpoint: New Year’s Day. Now, though, the playoff stretches uncomfortably deep into January.
Favorites are 8-0 straight up and 7-1 against the spread through the first two rounds of the CFP.
The Buckeyes will meet Notre Dame for the national title on Jan. 20.
The title game is set.
Mitch Jeter hit a 41-yard kick with seven seconds to go.
Howard's left hand got hit hard in the first half.
It was fitting that Sawyer, a two-year starter and three-year letterman and one of the faces of Ohio State's fierce defense, was the one who made the play of the game.
Carter finished the season with 12 sacks and should be a top-10 pick.
Following a memorable and exciting Semifinal round, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde recount the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl.
Despite a heroic effort from Cam Skattebo, Arizona State couldn't hold off the Longhorns in Atlanta.
We'll find out the first national title game participant on Thursday night.
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The Buckeyes will face the Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10.
The game was pushed to Thursday afternoon after the terror attack on Bourbon Street.
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