Longhorn Republic

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns come back to friendlier confines to take on the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes — who come into the game as favorites. The Longhorns survived the last round of the playoffs, while Ohio State has been on a tear, winning their first two games by a combined score of 83-38. The most-talented team in the country, according the 247Sports Blue Chip Ratio, the Buckeyes are living up to the billing. Can the Texas defense shut down one of the most dangerous offenses in the country or will Quinn Ewers and the Texas offense need to play their best game of the year?

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns took an early lead but let the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils creep back into the game and forced a double-overtime when Texas stars took over and won the game. Quinn Ewers operated the offense efficiently for what could have been two game-winning drives, before throwing a 4th and 13 miracle and a following touchdown to win the game. What broke down for Texas and what changed for them to come out on top/?

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns are headed back to Atlanta to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils in the second round of the College Football Playoffs. After being picked to finish last in the Big 12, ASU took home the crown and received a bye in the first round of the playoffs. Star running back Cam Skattebo and the Sun Devils ran all over Iowa State in the Big 12 title game, but have not squared off against a defense like the Longhorns.

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns made it a bit more dramatic than it needed to be at times, but came away with a win over the Clemson Tigers to open the 2024 College Football Playoffs. Rather than the defense setting the pace for Texas, it was the offense that got the job done, dominating the Tigers on the ground. Jaydon Blue turned in a career day, while Quintrevion Wisner inched closer to 1,000 yards on the season for the Longhorns.

The No. 3 Texas Longhorns are set to host a first-round playoff game, welcoming in the Clemson Tigers for the first-ever matchup between these two programs. Texas brings one of the nation’s elite defenses to the table to take on a Clemson offense that thrives on chunk plays to keep things moving. On the other side of the ball, the Longhorns’ offense needs to rebound quickly from the abject failure of a ground attack they attempted against Georgia to keep the Tigers’ defense on its heels.