Noah Ruggles missed what would have been game-winning attempt and Ohio State fell to Georgia 42-41 in a College Football Playoff semifinal.
"We lost Cade early in the game, which really sent us really in a tailspin in a couple groupings," Day said."I thought that Xavier, Mitch and even Joe stepping in, did a nice job. It's something we had to work through all season.
"I just tried to leave it all on the line," Stroud said."Games like this, you're at a loss for words, coming down to one play. But honestly it doesn't come down to one play. It's so many things that line up. ... I feel like I left my heart on that field." The Buckeyes led 35-24 when Stroud heaved a third-down ball to the back of the end zone. As the ball arrived, Georgia's Javon Bullard appeared to hit Harrison with his helmet, jarring the ball free. Bullard was called for targeting, which would have given the Buckeyes first-and-goal and the possibility of taking a three-possession lead.
Ohio State drove to the Georgia 18 on its next possession, but Stroud was sacked and Ruggles kicked a 48-yard field goal to make it 41-35 with 2:43 left. Georgia completed a 20-yard pass on third-and-10 to start its drive. The Bulldogs scored when Bennett threw a screen pass to running back Kenny McIntosh, who found a lane and ran for a 25-yard score.
But Ohio State's defense got overpowered by land and air as Georgia scored twice to tie the game. A 47-yard completion set up Kendall Milton's 11-yard touchdown run, and McIntosh ran 52 yards, stopped only when he tripped on the turf, on Georgia's game-tying touchdown. At one point, Georgia was averaging 13.9 yards per run.
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