The Ohio State football team punched its way to the College Football Playoff National Championship game against Notre Dame on January 20, thanks to a hard-fought win over the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl.

Ohio State defeated Texas 28-14 to advance to the College Football Playoff national championship, and we have over 100 photos of the action.

It will go down as a night of "what ifs" for the Texas Longhorns, who fell short in the college football playoffs semifinal against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Despite being an underdog and despite being totally outplayed for much of the game,