Defensive end Jack Sawyer shared his Ohio State football journey in an essay for The Players' Tribune. Here's what he wrote.

Who is Jack Sawyer? The Ohio State football senior defensive end became a legend in the Buckeyes' Cotton Bowl win over Texas.

Ohio State's Jack ... Matt Sawyer said. "He is probably going to make millions of dollars and, ultimately, nothing is as important as his connection with people." Sophia Veneziano is a Columbus ...

Don’t take that from me, that is what any player, coach, or staffer has said any chance they get to talk about Jack. Sawyer ...

The kid from Pickerington has had a long journey to this point but is making the plays the Buckeyes need at the right time. "Sawyer, knocked it out and picks it up. Headed down the sideline.

Ohio State Buckeyes edge defender Jack Sawyer is a fairly clean projection to the NFL level. He’s not as physically gifted or toolsy as a number of the other pass rushers in this class ...

Jack Sawyer ... to send out Sawyer and the rest of the players heading to the next level or finishing up their college eligibility than with a national title being brought back to Columbus.

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