From Newsweek · Jordan Sigler · · 1m 30s
Texas erases a 20-point hole against Ohio State
Down 23-3 to the No. 1 team, Arch Manning and Texas scored the last three touchdowns and took the rematch.
In brief
Down 23-3 to the No. 1 team, Arch Manning and Texas scored the last three touchdowns and took the rematch. Ugly wins over top teams still count, and this one buys Texas room for error in a nine-game SEC schedule. Originally reported by Newsweek.
A loss he carried all year
Manning walked back into DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium still feeling last season's 14-7 defeat to Ohio State, the game that helped keep three-loss Texas out of the playoff.
“I had nightmares about that game last year”
Down 23-3 and sinking
No. 4 Texas trailed No. 1 Ohio State 20-3 at halftime, and the Buckeyes pushed it to 23-3 before the third quarter ended.
Ryan Day called it
At halftime Day told the ABC broadcast this would come down to the fourth quarter and his players had to be ready for the final 15 minutes. He was right about the setup, wrong about the ending.
Three straight touchdowns
Ohio State folded down the stretch. Texas scored the last three touchdowns of the night to win 24-23 at home.
Not pretty, still a win
Manning went 23 of 37 for 196 yards with a touchdown and a pick that bounced off receiver Cam Coleman's body, plus 22 yards rushing.
“It wasn't very pretty, but we found a way to win. That's what good teams do.”
Back in the title talk
Beating the No. 1 team at home is the best win of Manning's career and puts Texas in the national championship conversation with margin for error in SEC play.
“We'll have a good night in Austin”
What matters most
Ugly wins over top teams still count, and this one buys Texas room for error in a nine-game SEC schedule.
