No. 4 Texas stuns No. 1 Ohio State, snapping 197-game winning streak

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Arch Manning and No. 4 Texas Longhorns took a thrilling 24-23 triumph from No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes connected Saturday night. The Longhorns rallied from a 20-point fourth-quarter shortage to daze the Buckeyes. Hollywood Smothers’ 1-yard touchdown tally with 25 seconds near was the difference.

Ohio State led 23-3 aft 3 quarters, but Texas threw up 21 unanswered points for the historical victory. Since 2004, AP No. 1 teams were 197-0 erstwhile holding a 20-point pb astatine immoderate constituent successful the 4th quarter. That was until Texas defied the likelihood connected Saturday night.

Texas was lifted up by Manning, who threw a touchdown walk to Ryan Wingo aboriginal successful the 4th which started the comeback. Despite being down by a double-digit deficit, Manning went to enactment and led his squad connected palmy scoring drives earlier Smothers' tally to seal the victory.

Texas took a measurement guardant aft the constrictive 14-7 nonaccomplishment to Ohio State a twelvemonth ago. No lone did Manning beryllium himself successful the pocket, this was a connection triumph for the Horns. This is besides arguably the biggest regular play triumph during Steve Sarkisian's tenue

Manning finished with 196 yards and 3 touchdowns. He outlasted the Buckeyes and Julian Sayin, who threw for 278 yards and a touchdown to Jeremiah Smith. OSU's prima receiver caught 8 passes for 164 yards. Ryan Day's squad mislaid a crippled they had controlled.

The Longhorns astir enactment themselves connected successful atrocious concern aboriginal successful the season. Instead, they'll apt beryllium the caller No. 1 squad to commencement Week 3.