Texas Longhorns vs Ohio State Buckeyes
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
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13-2
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OSU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
TEX | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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13-3
Ohio State Passing
Will Howard#18 |
| team |
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/33 | 289 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 90.1 | ||
| 24/33 | 289 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Texas Passing
| team |
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/39 | 283 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 68.7 | ||
| 23/39 | 283 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Ohio State Rushing
Will Howard#18 |
Team |
| team |
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 18 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 81 | 3.4 | 2 | 22 |
Texas Rushing
Jaydon Blue#23 |
Arch Manning#16 |
| team |
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -18 | -3.6 | 0 | 9 |
| 29 | 58 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 |
Ohio State Receiving
Carnell Tate#17 |
| team |
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 0 | 18 | |
| 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 75 | |
| 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 14 | |
| 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 24 | 289 | 12.0 | 1 | 75 |
Texas Receiving
Jaydon Blue#23 |
Gunnar Helm#85 |
Silas Bolden#11 |
Juan Davis#81 |
| team |
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 2 | 26 | |
| 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 27 | |
| 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 34 | |
| 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 23 | 283 | 12.3 | 2 | 34 |
Ohio State Fumbles
Will Howard#18 |
Jack Sawyer#33 |
| team |
| FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Fumbles
Silas Bolden#11 |
| team |
| FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
Ohio State Defense
JT Tuimoloau#44 |
Ty Hamilton#58 |
Jack Sawyer#33 |
Denzel Burke#10 |
Arvell Reese#20 |
Caden Curry#92 |
Hero Kanu#93 |
| team |
| TACKLES | MISC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | TD | |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 64 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |
Texas Defense
Liona Lefau#18 |
David Gbenda#33 |
Ethan Burke#91 |
Bill Norton#15 |
Colton Vasek#92 |
| team |
| TACKLES | MISC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | TD | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
Ohio State Interceptions
| team |
| INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 7 | 0 |
Texas Interceptions
David Gbenda#33 |
| team |
| INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 1 | -3 | 0 |
Ohio State Kick Returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Ohio State Kick Returns | |||||
Texas Kick Returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Texas Kick Returns | |||||
Ohio State Punt Returns
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Punt Returns
Silas Bolden#11 |
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
Ohio State Kicking
| team |
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
Texas Kicking
Will Stone#15 |
| team |
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Ohio State Punting
Joe McGuire#42 |
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
Texas Punting
Michael Kern#39 |
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 263 | 43.8 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| 6 | 263 | 43.8 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
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