DALLAS -- Jack Sawyer and J.T. Tuimoloau have come alive ever since Ohio State entered the College Football Playoff and that continued in the Cotton Bowl against Texas.

Last week, the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes faced off against the No. 1 Oregon Ducks in Pasadena's iconic Rose Bowl Game. The game traditionally follows the

No. 6 Ohio State roared into the College Football Playoff semifinals with a 41-21 victory over No. 1 Oregon in the 111th Rose Bowl.

Jack Sawyer is one of Ohio State’s starting defensive ends for the second straight season. Sawyer, who was also voted as one of the Buckeyes’ four captains this year, began lining up opposite J.T. Tuimoloau on the defensive line as a junior last season.