Quinn Ewers had looked forward to seeing his old roommate at the Cotton Bowl, but not as up-close-and-personal as Jack Sawyer made the reunion, probably. A strip-sack and recovery and interminable 83-yard touchdown run with a little more than two minutes left,

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard and Texas star Quinn Ewers shared a moment after the Cotton Bowl, with the former seeking out the latter after the Buckeyes' 28-14 win

Ahead of the Texas Longhorns' College Football Playoff semifinal matchup with Ohio State, one of the biggest questions was asked to star quarterback Quinn Ewers

Quinn Ewers, the starting quarterback for Texas, has faced a season filled with both impressive stats and unfair criticism. Despite posting 3,189 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, 11 i

But Sawyer wasn’t done there. He stripped the ball from Ewers, recovered it and took off down a wide-open field for an 83-yard touchdown, putting Ohio State up, 28-14 — the eventual final score. OHIO STATE-TEXAS: Will Howard had a gnarly looking knot on his hand during the Cotton Bowl

Take the Longhorns’ quarterfinal matchup against Arizona State, for example. Texas marched out to a 24-8 lead to start the fourth quarter and unraveled. It took heroics from quarterback Quinn Ewers late in the quarter and in overtime to keep the season alive.

When the game ended, then, it was only right that Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard would salute his Longhorns counterpart, Quinn Ewers. In fact, Howard put off his immediate media

The Longhorns had a chance to tie the game, facing a 4th-and-goal with just over two minutes remaining, but Ewers scrambled and was stripped, with Buckeyes' Jack Sawyer returning the fumble 83 yards for a touchdown.

Quinshon Judkins ran for two touchdowns before Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate and Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers that he returned 83 yards for a touchdown with 2:13 left as Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl.