Ohio State cornerback Denzel Burke was held out in the second half of the College Football Playoff semifinal due to an upper extremity injury.

The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl, and now, it's starting to feel inevitable that they will beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the National Championship Game.

Ohio State is off to the College Football Playoff National Championship game to face Notre Dame. But it wasn’t easy. Clinging to a seven-point lead, the defense was asked again to make yet another stop. Texas drove down the field fairly quickly and then two pass interference calls put the Longhorns on the one-yard line with a first and goal.

Jack Friggin Sawyer. JACK FRIGGIN SAWYER. Sacked his former roommate. Sealed the win. And kudos to the Ohio State defense for standing tall (with some help from a head-scratching play call by Texas coach Steve Sarkisian) when it mattered most.

The kid who grew up just outside of Columbus has Ohio State on the brink of a national title after a game-sealing touchdown in the Cotton Bowl.