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14-09-2026
The article covers No. 4 Texas’s historic 24-23 comeback victory over consensus No. 1 Ohio State at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, highlighting several major milestones and broken records:
- Largest 4th-Quarter Comeback Against a No. 1 Team: Texas rallied from a 20-point deficit, trailing 23-3 late in the game before scoring 21 unanswered fourth-quarter points. According to Sportradar, this stands as the largest fourth-quarter comeback against an AP No. 1 ranked team in college football history.
- Six-Decade Defensive Milestone: By shutting out Ohio State across the final 15 minutes, the Longhorns blanked an AP No. 1 opponent in the fourth quarter for the first time since October 12, 1963.
- Active Home Turnover Streak: With another takeaway against the Buckeyes, Texas extended its streak of forcing a turnover in 25 consecutive home gamesthe longest active streak in the FBS.
- Arch Manning’s Fourth-Quarter Rally: After struggling through the first three quarters with turnovers, quarterback Arch Manning engineered three scoring drives of 12 or more plays in the fourth quarter. He threw a touchdown pass to Ryan Wingo to start the rally and finished 23-of-37 for 196 yards.
- The Game-Winner: Running back Hollywood Smothers capped two separate fourth-quarter drives with 1-yard touchdown dives over the goal line, including the game-winner with just 25 seconds left on the clock.
- Poll Shakeup: The win vaulted Texas to the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 rankings.