If Ohio State loses its College Football Playoff semifinal against Clemson, this crucial overturned call in the third quarter will never be forgotten by Buckeyes fans. With Ohio State trailing 21-16 after giving up 21 unanswered points to the favored Tigers, the Buckeye defense appeared to come up with a game-changing fumble recovery for a touchdown to take the lead. Clemson receiver Justyn Ross appeared to catch a pass from Trevor Lawrence and took multiple steps with the ball in full control before Ohio State’s Jeffrey Okudah stripped the ball away. Ohio State recovered the ball and ran for a touchdown, and the play was ruled a fumble recovery on the field. After a review, however, officials ruled that the play was an incomplete pass, which wiped six points off the board and allowed Clemson to safely punt the ball away on the next play. ESPN’s rules expert adamantly argued…
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