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How Jack Sawyer punched Ohio State's ticket to the CFP title game in 83 long, glorious yards

ARLINGTON, Texas — It felt like forever.

The run felt like forever. The jaunt. The trot. Call it what you want. A rumble.

It looked like forever, too. All 260 pounds of Jack Sawyer racing — is that the right word? — down the sideline.

In the stands, his family watched.

Run, Jack. Run. Ruuuun.

The 20, the 30, the 40…

“I think I said 70 times in a row, ‘There’s no way! There’s no way! This isn’t real!’” Jack’s sister, Kyla said, “and then I started crying and I don’t remember the rest of the game.