No. 2 Ohio State’s 29-23 loss to No. 3 Clemson in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl semifinal will go down as a classic case of missed opportunities. It will also be a game that Buckeyes fans won’t soon forget because of two controversial calls that went the other way in favor of the Tigers. In a tight game that went back and forth all evening, such calls were magnified 100 times what they normally would have been. The first came on what was ultimately a targeting ejection levied against Ohio State defensive back Shaun Wade, who sacked Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the second quarter. Lawrence was initially slow to get up before jogging off the field on his own, but the hit went to official review. It was determined that Wade lowered his head and hit Lawrence with his helmet, leading him to be ejected for the rest of the…
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