In his final months of life, a Mentor teen watched the Ohio State defensive end wear a "JBS Strong" armband in his honor at each game.

He penned an emotional op-ed in The Players' Tribune, reflecting on his journey as a Buckeye and expressing his deep love for Buckeye Nation.

Watch: Ohio State linebacker Jack Sawyer destroys a camera after hugging Ryan Day following his fumble returned for a touchdown.

Ohio State football was able to get star defensive end Jack Sawyer back for his senior season, and the star has enjoyed every moment of it.

On the verge of playing for a national championship against Notre Dame on Monday, the loss to Michigan on Nov. 30 is still on Jack Sawyer's mind. In a lengthy w

Sawyer has shown up every time Ohio State needed him to. But that wasn’t enough. With a trip to the National Championship Game on the line, the program needed him to show up once more. And 83 yards later he did just that after forcing a Quinn Ewers fumble he then recovered.

Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer's scoop and score was a surreal moment for his family, and the elation remains fresh days later.

It was fitting that Sawyer, a two-year starter and three-year letterman and one of the faces of Ohio State's fierce defense, was the one who made the play of the game.

Out of its lowest moment of the season came clarity for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Raw emotions. Honesty. Hard conversations that were long overdue. It all came spilling out in a players-only meeting on the Tuesday after Ohio State's devastating loss to Michigan in the final weekend of the regular season.

1979, Jim Laughlin fourth-quarter blocked punt for Todd Bell TD recovery vs. Michigan (OSU 18-15). These plays refute Mr. Oller's assertion that the defense chokes in the clutch. Also, Jack Parks' "OSU Football Encyclopedia" is a much more useful reference than Google AI.

In the College Football Playoff game against Texas, one of the greatest plays in Ohio State football history took place. When Jack Sawyer sacked Quinn Ewers forcing a fumble, then recovered it and rumbled 83 yards for a touchdown,