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Ohio State defeated Texas 14-7 on Saturday afternoon in Columbus.
It was a shocking and disappointing performance for the Longhorns, who were looking to avenge their loss to Ohio State in last year’s College Football Playoff. Instead, Texas struggled to move the ball offensively all game long.
It was a nightmare debut on the national stage for the much-hyped Arch Manning. He threw for just 170 yards on 30 pass attempts with 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
Texas did reach the red zone a couple of times in the second half, but was unable to score any points until there was 3:28 left in the game. Manning came up short on a QB sneak in the red zone in UT’s first opportunity. Later in the half, Texas’s drive stalled out inside the 10-yard line after Manning was unable to find a receiver in the end zone on fourth-and-3.
Manning did finally get Texas on the score board with a touchdown pass to freshman Parker Livingstone. However, it proved to be too little, too late.
On the other side, Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin did enough in his debut to get the win. He led a pair of touchdown drives, including what proved to be a game-winning TD pass to Carnell Tate in the second half.
Sayin finished the game with 126 yards on 20 pass attempts.
Ohio State 14, Texas 7
Here’s the Ohio State-Texas box score (use the dropdown menu to select team or player stats), followed by the complete play-by-play:
Julian Sayin vs. Arch Manning
A statistical breakdown of how Ohio State’s Julian Sayin outperformed Texas quarterback Arch Manning:
Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.