Overview
- Keionte Scott’s 72-yard interception return made it 14-0 in the second quarter shortly after Carson Beck’s touchdown pass to Mark Fletcher Jr.
- Julian Sayin finished 22-of-35 for 287 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions as Miami sacked him five times and limited Ohio State’s ground game.
- Ohio State ruled out starting right guard Tegra Tshabola minutes before kickoff, with Gabe VanSickle stepping in at right guard.
- Miami advances to the Fiesta Bowl semifinal on Jan. 8 to face the Sugar Bowl winner between Georgia and Ole Miss.
- The Buckeyes were about a 9.5-point favorite, making the result one of the playoff era’s biggest upsets, while Nick Saban lauded Miami as “the real deal.”