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.

Jack Sawyer - a Columbus native… Ryan Day’s ... move on to play Notre Dame in the national championship on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.

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.

Michelle has a photo of Jack as a newborn in a Buckeye onesie. When he was a toddler, she painted the top of his bedroom gray and the bottom scarlet. Sawyer developed into a five-star prospect ...

Jack Sawyer hardly was anonymous in two seasons ... three forced fumbles and as many fumble recoveries entering Monday’s game in Atlanta. He’s projected as at least a second-round pick in ...

Texas' national championship hopes were not the only thing Ohio State football's Jack Sawyer destroyed ... Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Sawyer had three total tackles, a sack, a ...

Ohio State Buckeyes place kicker Noah Ruggles (95) reacts after he missed a field goal wide left at the end of the fourth quarter of the College Football Playoff Semifinal between

Did you hear about Jack Sawyer? Something about late-game heroics in Texas or something?Dave Holmes takes one last look at the Pickerington-native-turned-OSU-fo