Overview
- Texas erased a 23-3 deficit to beat Ohio State 24-23 after a fourth-quarter run that produced 21 unanswered points on Saturday.
- Quarterback Arch Manning led three long touchdown drives of 91, 72 and 73 yards to complete the comeback and finish the game as Texas’s primary spark.
- Ohio State squandered opportunities late, including a shanked 45-yard field goal by kicker Connor Hawkins and repeated red-zone stalls that left the door open for Texas.
- Coach Ryan Day said staff debated letting Texas score to preserve clock before choosing to defend the goal line, a time-management call he later revisited after the loss.
- The result tightens SEC-versus-Big Ten narratives and will alter early CFP and poll evaluations this week while renewing debate about margin for error under the current playoff structure.