If the Cleveland Browns end up drafting Sam Darnold No. 1 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft, he will have earned valuable time on the turf Saturday night against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.
The Buckeyes routed the Trojans, 24-7, for their first win in the series since 1974, a stat you no doubt just read here for the first time.
Urban Meyer said after the game the defensive line decided the contest with relentless pressure that kept Darnold unsettled in the pocket all night.
The Silver Bullets finished with 8 sacks total, a bowl game record since the university started recording the stat in 1982. It was the best outing since the 1997 Rose Bowl, when the Buckeyes brought down Jake Plummer six times.
Sam Hubbard, he of of 2.5 sacks, etched himself into third place on the individual performance list, trailing only Andy Katzenmoyer (3 vs. Arizona State in 1997 Rose Bowl) and Srecko Zizakovic (3 vs. Auburn in the 1989 Hall of Fame Game).
The full rankings:
| SEASON | BOWL | OPPONENT | SACKS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | COTTON | USC | 8 |
| 2016 | FIESTA | CLEMSON | 2 |
| 2015 | FIESTA | NOTRE DAME | 4 |
| 2014 | TITLE | OREGON | 2 |
| 2014 | SUGAR | ALABAMA | 3 |
| 2013 | ORANGE | CLEMSON | 2 |
| 2011 | GATOR | FLORIDA | 0 |
| 2010 | SUGAR | ARKANSAS | 4 |
| 2009 | ROSE | OREGON | 1 |
| 2008 | FIESTA | TEXAS | 3 |
| 2007 | BCS | LSU | 1 |
| 2006 | BCS | FLORIDA | 1 |
| 2005 | FIESTA | NOTRE DAME | 5 |
| 2004 | ALAMO | OKLAHOMA STATE | 0 |
| 2003 | FIESTA | KANSAS STATE | 2 |
| 2002 | BCS | MIAMI | 4 |
| 2001 | OUTBACK | SOUTH CAROLINA | 3 |
| 2000 | OUTBACK | SOUTH CAROLINA | 1 |
| 1998 | SUGAR | TEXAS A&M | 3 |
| 1997 | SUGAR | FLORIDA STATE | 4 |
| 1996 | ROSE | ARIZONA STATE | 6 |
| 1995 | CITRUS | TENNESSEE | 2 |
| 1994 | CITRUS | ALABAMA | 2 |
| 1993 | HOLIDAY | BYU | 3 |
| 1992 | CITRUS | GEORGIA | 3 |
| 1991 | HALL OF FAME | SYRACUSE | 1 |
| 1990 | LIBERTY | AIR FORCE | 0 |
| 1989 | HALL OF FAME | AUBURN | 3 |
| 1986 | COTTON | TEXAS A&M | 0 |
| 1985 | CITRUS | BYU | 2 |
| 1984 | ROSE BOWL | USC | 0 |
| 1983 | FIESTA | PITT | 1 |
| 1982 | HOLIDAY | BYU | 4 |
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