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.

After a dominant performance against the Tennessee Volunteers, the Ohio State Buckeyes' defense continued their incredible play against Oregon in the Rose Bowl.

In the only rematch of the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, Big Ten foes meet again at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday with national championship hopes at stake.

Ohio State football saw a trend continue as yet another opponent played what officials deemed a clean first half.

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.