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Fiesta Bowl: Controversial replay decision overturns Ohio State's fumble return for a go-ahead TD

Ohio State had a go-ahead touchdown taken off the board in the third quarter of its 29-23 Fiesta Bowl loss to Clemson after officials eventually ruled Clemson WR Justyn Ross never had possession of a pass from QB Trevor Lawrence.

With the Tigers leading 21-16, Ross appeared to catch a pass near the sideline with Ohio State’s Jeff Okudah defending him. Okudah did a fantastic job of getting the ball out of Ross’ hands as he tried to pull the ball to his chest and it fell to the ground, where Jordan Fuller picked it up and ran it to the end zone for what looked like it would be a 22-16 Ohio State lead ahead of the pending PAT.