In 2021, two Ohio State football players were assigned to room together—a quarterback named Quinn Ewers and a defensive end named Jack Sawyer. Three years later, their paths crossed in one of those twists of fate only sports can provide.

But Sawyer wasn’t done there. He stripped the ball from Ewers, recovered it and took off down a wide-open field for an 83-yard touchdown, putting Ohio State up, 28-14 — the eventual final score. OHIO STATE-TEXAS: Will Howard had a gnarly looking knot on his hand during the Cotton Bowl

Sawyer forced a fumble, recovered it and ran it back for the touchdown in the final moments of the national championship game. It was one of the defining moments of the season.