Ohio State thrash No 1 Oregon to join Texas in College Football Playoff semis

• Buckeyes stun No 1 Ohio State 42-21 in Rose Bowl
• Longhorns hold off Sun Devils 39-31 in double overtime
• Texas will face Ohio State in national semi-finals

Jeremiah Smith caught two of Will Howard's three long touchdown passes during Ohio State's sensational 34-point first half, and the No 6 Buckeyes roared into the College Football Playoff semi-finals with a 41-21 victory over No 1 Oregon in the 111th Rose Bowl Game on Wednesday night.

Howard passed for 319 yards, Emeka Egbuka also caught a long TD pass and TreVeyon Henderson made a 66-yard touchdown run in a redemptive Rose Bowl for the Buckeyes (12-2, CFP No 8 seed), whose big-game execution sometimes hasn't matched their formidable talent this season.