Texas defeats Ohio State 24-23 in college football game
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 13, 2026, 6:35 AM
Last updated Sep 13, 2026
The Texas Longhorns defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 24-23 on September 12 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. Trailing by six points with under a minute remaining, the Longhorns moved the ball to the one-yard line. Ohio State, possessing one timeout, prevented the Texas offense from scoring on the first two goal-line attempts but ultimately surrendered a touchdown. The sequence burned significant time, leaving the Buckeyes with less than 30 seconds and no timeouts to attempt a potential game-winning drive. Despite defensive stops earlier in the final series, Ohio State was unable to overcome the late deficit. The outcome marked a loss for the Buckeyes following an otherwise competitive performance in the non-conference matchup.
- •Texas won 24-23 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 12.
- •The Longhorns scored a go-ahead touchdown on third down with less than a minute remaining.
- •Ohio State exhausted a timeout while forcing stops on the first two goal-line plays.
- •Arch Manning led the Texas offense during the closing scoring drive.
- 6:35 AMYahoo Sports — This Is Why Ohio State Should’ve Let Texas Score
"The Ohio State Buckeyes had no business losing to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday night, not after the way OSU had dominated much of the game. But down the stretch, Arch Manning and the Longhorns started scoring, and the Texas defense began getting stops. All of a sudden, Texas was on the doorstep with less […] The post This Is Why Ohio State Should’ve Let Texas Score appeared first on HEAVY.
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