Ohio State defensive back Sevyn Banks chose not to take a knee when Trevor Lawrence’s desperation pa s popped into his hands with le s than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter Friday night. Banks instead attempted to weave more than 100 yards the other way in an effort to drop 50 points on Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinals.Banks was tackled at the Buckeyes 38, but trying to return the interception so late in the 49-28 win seemed indicative of his team’s determination to crush an opponent that had been disrespectful. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, of course, put Ohio State outside his top 10 entering the CFP.Justin Fields led the way for Ohio State with six touchdown pa ses in one of the better postseason performances in the program’s deep history of succe s. He did so while nursing sore ribs from an ejection-prompting first-half hit from .Buckeyes running back Trevor Sermon hurdled and, at times, ran over defenders in a strong complementary effort that added up to 254 all-purpose yards.Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, the expected No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, did not appear as sharp as Fields in the pocket. He lost control of the ball on several occasions, including once when he seemingly didn’t try to recover his own fumble. So despite his 400 pa sing yards, his final appearance with the Tigers Miami Dolphins T Shirts will be widely considered a disappointment.Ohio State will face Alabama in the national championship game.Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Check out complete results from the :Clemson vs. Ohio State final scoreQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalClemson1407728Ohio State14217749Clemson vs. Ohio State live updates, highlightsFinal: Ohio State 49, Clemson 2811:55 p.m.: Interception. Lawrence is picked off in the end zone. Ohio State can run the rest of the clock out now.11:51 p.m.: Clemson has the ball back with under four minutes to go. This one is over.11:38 p.m.: Clemson turns the ball over on downs with 7:43 remaining.11:36 p.m.: Lawrence is stripped again, but Clemson recovers the fumble. That was a 13-yard lo s.11:34 p.m.: An incompletion brings out the punting unit for Ohio State. Very little time was taken that drive.11:31 p.m.: Ohio State has an important third-and-4 coming up with 9:55 left. A conversion would likely let the Buckeyes run several more minutes off the clock.11:24 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Clemson. Powell scores for the second time tonight, taking advantage of his defender falling down. Still, Clemson needs a miracle to get Austin Jackson Jersey back into the game. 49-28, Buckeyes.Clemson is still fighting ESPN (@espn) 11:22 p.m. Lawrence is stripped in the pocket, but Clemson manages to regain po se sion.11:21 p.m.: Ohio State drops an easy interception.11:10 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Ohio State. Fields beats the Clemson secondary again to e sentially put this game away. His sixth touchdown of the night comes on the second play of the drive after Clemson’s punt. It didn’t look like Clemson expected a deep ball there. 49-21, Ohio State.6 TOUCHDOWNS FOR JUSTIN FIELDS ESPN (@espn) End of third quarter: Ohio State 42, Clemson 2111:05 p.m.: Etienne gets a third-down pitch from Lawrence on a speed option, but he’s hit in the backfield.11:02 p.m.: Quick three-and-out for Ohio State after the turnover. Clemson gets the ball right back, albeit with worse field position.10:56 p.m.: Fumble. Lawrence loses the ball and Ohio State falls on it. A video review upholds the fumble call. It was a weird play, though, as Lawrence didn’t appear to attempt a recovery.The Buckeyes’ defense forces the fumble on Trevor Lawrence. ESPN (@espn) 10:44 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Ohio State. That’s an NFL arm. Fields goes over the Miami Dolphins Hats top of the secondary to Olave for 56 yards, and Ohio State is back in full control. 42-21, Buckeyes.WOW! JUSTIN FIELDS LET IT FLY FOR A 56-YARD TOUCHDOWN ESPN (@espn) 10:41 p.m.: Sermon picks up an important first down to slow Clemson’s momentum. A three-and-out would have been costly there.10:32 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Clemson. Powell has been Lawrence’s favorite target tonight, so it’s no surprise to see him on the scoreboard with a 10-yard catch. 35-21, Buckeyes.TOUCHDOWN TIGERS!Defense gets a turnover, offense goes 80 yards for a TD!Trevor Lawrence to Cornell Powell for the 10-yd TD. Cornell with 2 big catches on that drive. || Watch on ESPN Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) 10:32 p.m.: Powell runs a crisp deep out route and is rewarded with a pinpoint pa s from Lawrence. Clemson is in the red zone.10:24 p.m.: Interception. Fields tries to throw through pre sure, but the ball is tipped and picked off. Clemson really needed that.BIG stop from Clemson’s defense ESPN (@espn) 10:21 p.m.: Fields hits another deep ball! He’s putting on a show. Olave is inside the Clemson 20 with that catch.10:19 p.m.: The second half is underway. Ohio State has the ball first.Halftime: Ohio State 35, Clemson 149:54 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Ohio State. This one is getting away from Clemson. With that score, Fields finishes the first half completing 16 of 18 pa ses for 223 yards and four touchdowns. He also has 50 rushing yards. 35-14, Buckeyes.ANOTHER OHIO STATE TOUCHDOWN Buckeyes take a 35-14 lead over Clemson at the Justin Coleman Jersey half ESPN (@espn) 9:52 p.m.: Ohio State is inside the 20-yard line with 20 seconds left.9:41 p.m.: Ohio State’s defense has been great in the second quarter. It forces another punt with 3:20 remaining in the half.9:34 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Ohio State. Fields still doesn’t look like he’s recovered from the hit he took, but he manages to re-enter the contest and find Olave in the end zone. 28-14, Buckeyes.9:32 p.m.: Targeting is called for the hit on Fields. James Skalski has been ejected. Automatic first down for Ohio State.James Skalski was called for targeting and ejected after this hit on Justin Fields. ESPN (@espn) 9:31 p.m.: That play is being reviewed for targeting.9:29 p.m.: Fields takes a hard hit to the ribs as he tries to pick up a first down on the ground. He didn’t reach the marker, either, going down two yards short.9:24 p.m.: Sermon steamrolls through the Clemson secondary, leaving at least three defenders on the ground with his powerful frame. Those 30 rushing yards bring him to 93 for the contest.9:22 p.m.:

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Ohio State defensive back Sevyn Banks chose not to take a knee when Trevor Lawrence's desperation pa s popped into his hands with le s than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter Friday night. Banks instead attempted to weave more than 100 yards the other way in an effort to drop 50 points on Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinals.Banks was tackled at the Buckeyes 38, but trying to return the interception so late in the 49-28 win seemed indicative of his team's determination to crush an opponent that had been disrespectful. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, of course, put Ohio State outside his top 10 entering the CFP.Justin Fields led the way for Ohio State with six touchdown pa ses in one of the better postseason performances in the program's deep history of succe s. He did so while nursing sore ribs from an ejection-prompting first-half hit from .Buckeyes running back Trevor Sermon hurdled and, at times, ran over defenders in a strong complementary effort that added up to 254 all-purpose yards.Clemson's Trevor Lawrence, the expected No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, did not appear as sharp as Fields in the pocket. He lost control of the ball on several occasions, including once when he seemingly didn't try to recover his own fumble. So despite his 400 pa sing yards, his final appearance with the Tigers Miami Dolphins T Shirts will be widely considered a disappointment.Ohio State will face Alabama in the national championship game.Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Check out complete results from the :Clemson vs. Ohio State final scoreQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalClemson1407728Ohio State14217749Clemson vs. Ohio State live updates, highlightsFinal: Ohio State 49, Clemson 2811:55 p.m.: Interception. Lawrence is picked off in the end zone. Ohio State can run the rest of the clock out now.11:51 p.m.: Clemson has the ball back with under four minutes to go. This one is over.11:38 p.m.: Clemson turns the ball over on downs with 7:43 remaining.11:36 p.m.: Lawrence is stripped again, but Clemson recovers the fumble. That was a 13-yard lo s.11:34 p.m.: An incompletion brings out the punting unit for Ohio State. Very little time was taken that drive.11:31 p.m.: Ohio State has an important third-and-4 coming up with 9:55 left. A conversion would likely let the Buckeyes run several more minutes off the clock.11:24 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Clemson. Powell scores for the second time tonight, taking advantage of his defender falling down. Still, Clemson needs a miracle to get Austin Jackson Jersey back into the game. 49-28, Buckeyes.Clemson is still fighting ESPN (@espn) 11:22 p.m. Lawrence is stripped in the pocket, but Clemson manages to regain po se sion.11:21 p.m.: Ohio State drops an easy interception.11:10 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Ohio State. Fields beats the Clemson secondary again to e sentially put this game away. His sixth touchdown of the night comes on the second play of the drive after Clemson's punt. It didn't look like Clemson expected a deep ball there. 49-21, Ohio State.6 TOUCHDOWNS FOR JUSTIN FIELDS ESPN (@espn) End of third quarter: Ohio State 42, Clemson 2111:05 p.m.: Etienne gets a third-down pitch from Lawrence on a speed option, but he's hit in the backfield.11:02 p.m.: Quick three-and-out for Ohio State after the turnover. Clemson gets the ball right back, albeit with worse field position.10:56 p.m.: Fumble. Lawrence loses the ball and Ohio State falls on it. A video review upholds the fumble call. It was a weird play, though, as Lawrence didn't appear to attempt a recovery.The Buckeyes' defense forces the fumble on Trevor Lawrence. ESPN (@espn) 10:44 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Ohio State. That's an NFL arm. Fields goes over the Miami Dolphins Hats top of the secondary to Olave for 56 yards, and Ohio State is back in full control. 42-21, Buckeyes.WOW! JUSTIN FIELDS LET IT FLY FOR A 56-YARD TOUCHDOWN ESPN (@espn) 10:41 p.m.: Sermon picks up an important first down to slow Clemson's momentum. A three-and-out would have been costly there.10:32 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Clemson. Powell has been Lawrence's favorite target tonight, so it's no surprise to see him on the scoreboard with a 10-yard catch. 35-21, Buckeyes.TOUCHDOWN TIGERS!Defense gets a turnover, offense goes 80 yards for a TD!Trevor Lawrence to Cornell Powell for the 10-yd TD. Cornell with 2 big catches on that drive. || Watch on ESPN Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) 10:32 p.m.: Powell runs a crisp deep out route and is rewarded with a pinpoint pa s from Lawrence. Clemson is in the red zone.10:24 p.m.: Interception. Fields tries to throw through pre sure, but the ball is tipped and picked off. Clemson really needed that.BIG stop from Clemson's defense ESPN (@espn) 10:21 p.m.: Fields hits another deep ball! He's putting on a show. Olave is inside the Clemson 20 with that catch.10:19 p.m.: The second half is underway. Ohio State has the ball first.Halftime: Ohio State 35, Clemson 149:54 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Ohio State. This one is getting away from Clemson. With that score, Fields finishes the first half completing 16 of 18 pa ses for 223 yards and four touchdowns. He also has 50 rushing yards. 35-14, Buckeyes.ANOTHER OHIO STATE TOUCHDOWN Buckeyes take a 35-14 lead over Clemson at the Justin Coleman Jersey half ESPN (@espn) 9:52 p.m.: Ohio State is inside the 20-yard line with 20 seconds left.9:41 p.m.: Ohio State's defense has been great in the second quarter. It forces another punt with 3:20 remaining in the half.9:34 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Ohio State. Fields still doesn't look like he's recovered from the hit he took, but he manages to re-enter the contest and find Olave in the end zone. 28-14, Buckeyes.9:32 p.m.: Targeting is called for the hit on Fields. James Skalski has been ejected. Automatic first down for Ohio State.James Skalski was called for targeting and ejected after this hit on Justin Fields. ESPN (@espn) 9:31 p.m.: That play is being reviewed for targeting.9:29 p.m.: Fields takes a hard hit to the ribs as he tries to pick up a first down on the ground. He didn't reach the marker, either, going down two yards short.9:24 p.m.: Sermon steamrolls through the Clemson secondary, leaving at least three defenders on the ground with his powerful frame. Those 30 rushing yards bring him to 93 for the contest.9:22 p.m.: