that Ross failed to establish possession of the ball before it was stripped negating an Ohio State touchdown that would have occurred if the play had been ruled a catch and fumble. Avoiding disaster Clemson would punt the ball. On the following drive Isaiah Simmons would intercept a Justin Fields pass; the games first turnover. Clemson would fail to capitalize on the turnover, going three and out. Ohio State would then drive 16 yards to their 32-yard line as the quarter ended with Clemson leading 21–16. Fourth quarter Ohio State began the third quarter facing a 3rd and 9. Fields would find Dobbins for 11 yards for the 3rd down conversion. Ohio State would drive to the Clemson 23 before being faced with a 4th down and 2 and elected to go for it. Fields would throw a bullet pass to Chris Olave in the end zone for a touchdown to take a 23–21 lead. Following a Clemson punt Ohio State would drive 50 yards to the Clemson 39 before being forced to punt, pinning Clemson on the 6. Clemson began their next drive on their own 6 yard line with 3:07 remaining in the game. Clemson would march 94 yards in just 4 plays capped of by a 32-yard touchdown reception from Etienne to retake the lead. Following a two point conversion, Clemson would hold a 29–23 lead with 1:49 remaining. Ohio State would then drive to the Clemson 23 with 43 seconds left. On the next play Ohio State had Olave one-on-one with Clemson cornerback Nolan Turner. Olave would run a post route as Fields threw the ball to the middle of the end zone. Olave with his back to Fields thus not knowing the ball had been thrown would option to corner route as he believed Fields was scrambling. Turner who was facing Fields was able to track the ball for an easy interception in the end zone, all but ending the game. On the next play Clemson would take a knee to end the game 29–23. Statistics References External links Game statistics at statbroadcast.com Fiesta Bowl Fiesta Fiesta Bowl Clemson Tigers football bowl games Ohio State Buckeyes football bowl games 2019 in sports in Arizona December 2019 sports events in the United States