Ohio State is playing like every player on the roster bottled up the feeling after losing to Michigan and is uncorking it before each play.

After losses to Oregon and Michigan, the Buckeyes continue turnaround with win over Texas in Cotton Bowl. College football championship up next.

Quinshon Judkins runs for two touchdowns and Jack Sawyer forces a fumble that he returns 83 yards for a TD with 2:13 left in a 28-14 win that sets up a showdown between the Buckeyes and Notre Dame.

Ohio State defeated Texas on Friday to reach the College Football Playoff final. Here's what we learned from the Buckeyes' 28-14 win.

Both teams roll into Arlington with a pair of losses this year. The Buckeyes lost to Oregon and rival Michigan while the Horns lost to Georgia twice, including in the SEC title game.

ARLINGTON — Here are five takeaways from Texas’ 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. That’s all folks The No. 3 Longhorns (13-3) tied a program record for wins in a single season but fell short of their first trip to the national championship game in 15 years.

This Big Ten vs. independent matchup means this is the second straight year that the Southeastern Conference will be shut out of the final.