PASADENA, Calif. (AP) Dwayne Haskins passed for 251 yards and three touchdowns, and Urban Meyer finished his coaching career at Ohio State with a 28-23 victory after the Buckeyes held off Washingtons thrilling fourth-quarter comeback in the 105th Rose Bowl on Tuesday.
Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon and Rashod Berry caught TD passes in the first half for the fifth-ranked Buckeyes (13-1), who took a 25-point lead into the fourth.
But Myles Gaskin threw a touchdown pass and rushed for two more scores for the No. 9 Huskies (10-4), scoring from 2 yards out with 42 seconds left.
The Buckeyes intercepted Jake Brownings pass on the 2-point conversion attempt and then recovered the Huskies onside kick to wrap up the final game of Meyers seven-year tenure.
The 54-year-old coach is walking away after going 83-9 at Ohio State with one national championship, three Big Ten titles and this Rose Bowl victory, the Buckeyes eighth overall in the Granddaddy of Them All.
SUGAR BOWL
NO. 14 TEXAS 28, NO. 6 GEORGIA 21
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Sam Ehlinger ran for three touchdowns, the Texas defense largely held Georgias offense in check, and the Longhorns earned their first 10-win season since 2009 with the win in the Sugar Bowl.
Ehlinger was the star of a gritty win, running for a 2-yard touchdown in the first quarter, a 9-yard score in the second, and a 1-yard TD in the fourth. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound sophomore finished with 64 yards rushing on 21 carries and also threw for 169 yards.
Georgia (11-3) was a 12½-point favorite, but was sloppy at the outset.
Texas jumped out to a 17-0 lead by early in the second quarter, largely because of Georgias mistakes on special teams and offense.
Georgia got back into the game with a methodical 12-play drive that ended with Jake Fromm finding Brian Herrien for a 17-yard touchdown, but Texas still took a 20-7 advantage into halftime.
Fromm completed 20 of 34 passes for 212 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. The Bulldogs scored a touchdown with 14 seconds left to pull within 28-21 but Texas recovered the ensuing onside kick.
FIESTA BOWL
NO. 11 LSU 40, NO. 7 UCF 32
