This is a story about love. About loyalty. About the things that once defined a sport before money and NIL and the transfer portal swarmed its

Watch: Ohio State linebacker Jack Sawyer destroys a camera after hugging Ryan Day following his fumble returned for a touchdown.

The Buckeyes' sharp postseason turnaround has erased the sting of regular season disappointments against the Oregon Ducks and Michigan Wolverines with Ohio State in hot pursuit of

Defensive end Jack Sawyer shared his Ohio State football journey in an essay for The Players' Tribune. Here's what he wrote.

Defensive end Jack Sawyer made the play of the year for the Ohio State Buckeyes on Friday, forcing a Quinn Ewers fumble and taking it back 83 yards for the game-sealing touchdown.

Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer's scoop and score was a surreal moment for his family, and the elation remains fresh days later.

QB Riley Leonard and the Fighting Irish have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses on their path to the title game, but the nation’s top-ranked unit awaits them on Monday.

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.

With a touchdown, the Longhorns could have tied the matchup or taken the lead with a two-point try, potentially sending them to Atlanta. Instead, Jack Sawyer made what may be the play of his life.

That's what Ohio State football defensive end Jack Sawyer became for former Buckeyes ... Notre Dame on Monday, Jan. 20 from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Ohio State plays Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday night.

Friday's Cotton Bowl featured several stellar individual performances from some of Ohio State's biggest stars, including senior defensive end Jack Sawyer ... p.m. EST from Atlanta's Mercedes ...