[Postgame Thread] Texas Defeats Ohio State 24-23

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Ohio State	10	10	3	0	23
Texas	0	3	0	21	24

[u/Squishy_20]

Props to Texas for never quitting. They could’ve easily folded after being down 23-3

[u/manabanana21 → u/Squishy_20]

For real. Some real coaching criticisms for Texas but you can’t argue their fight. The boys gave it all tonight.

[u/emoney_gotnomoney → u/manabanana21]

As soon as y’all muffed a punt inside the 10, recovered it, converted a 4th and 9 in your own territory a few plays later, fumbled it again a few plays later and recovered it again, then finally scored your first touchdown to cut it to 13 (all in the same drive), I knew y’all were 100% going to win.

You just can’t make this shit up.

[u/ATXBeermaker → u/emoney_gotnomoney]

Well when you put it that way …

[u/No-Builder-1038 → u/ATXBeermaker]

Fail upwards!

[u/Dr_Findro → u/emoney_gotnomoney]

When I saw us fumble the first snap on a throw to the flat and the ball bounce off of Cam Coleman for an interception I thought there was divine energy against us

[u/captainant → u/manabanana21]

I think my favorite stat is only TWO penalties the whole game. I think that's the best game in a decade for us

[u/iwtfkg → u/Squishy_20]

Yep. Instead Ohio State folded after being up 23-3.

[u/Dixiehusker]

That was a ridiculous choke job, and I've been watching Nebraska football for decades.

[u/owa00 → u/Dixiehusker]

We're at Atlanta Falcons levels of fuckery.

[u/RNGezzus → u/owa00]

Arthur Smith strikes again

[u/TheNastyCasty → u/RNGezzus]

TBF Smith wasn’t there for the Super Bowl. That was Texas legend Kyle Shanahan.

[u/Cynical_onlooker]

Michigan fans gotta be jorking themselves like crazy today.

[u/guyman3 → u/Cynical_onlooker]

Why didn't Ohio state just add 1 second back to the clock? Are they stupid?

[u/Odh_utexas → u/guyman3]

Thanks for beating OU 🤝

[u/MoeSzyslakExperience → u/Odh_utexas]

Today was a good day

[u/Wampus_Cat_ → u/Odh_utexas]

Solid work today, team.

[u/MuchArtichoke3 → u/Wampus_Cat_]

Same time next week?

[u/imbroke828 → u/Wampus_Cat_]

Good work there Michigan bro!

[u/SentientShamrock → u/imbroke828]

Truly a joint effort.

[u/patrick66 → u/guyman3]

They kinda did! They just threw an int 40 yards from the end zone with it lol

[u/JDraks → u/Cynical_onlooker]

Texas fans too

[u/PM_ME_EXCEL_QUESTION → u/JDraks]

🤝

[u/goblue422 → u/Cynical_onlooker]

I am having a great day!

[u/UvitaLiving → u/[deleted]]

Tell me about it…..what a week can do

[u/midnightsbane04 → u/[deleted]]

If the AP aren't cowards than they might be the only team in America with 2 ranked wins as well. Which is hilarious.

[u/McHithard → u/midnightsbane04]

That is objectively hilarious

[u/kingsnap36 → u/goblue422]

AS AM I BROTHER AS AM I

[u/canderson180 → u/Cynical_onlooker]

This was like the equivalent of Texas and Michigan jerking each other by beating each others rival

[u/Swampy_Cav]

Holly Rowe was pissed lol

[u/moby323 → u/Swampy_Cav]

She dropped the mic like “Oh for fucks sake”

[u/TheOrangeFutbol → u/moby323]

She once hit a fan with a mic. Ticked off Holly is not to be crossed.

[u/MankDemer2017Point7 → u/Swampy_Cav]

There has never been a useful piece of information gained from one of those interviews, ever

[u/Sankee72 → u/Swampy_Cav]

Whole interaction was wild. Sark loves a mic in front of him but his two chances for interviews tonight were another level of bizarre

[u/Trepanation87 → u/Sankee72]

The first led to the second. He was held at the tunnel for like 3 minutes waiting for Holly to finish interviewing Day.

[u/Sankee72 → u/Trepanation87]

Oh interesting. They kept saying technical difficulties. This makes it even funnier that holly got so mad.

[u/e3super → u/Sankee72]

I honestly think she was more annoyed with the production team. It seemed like Sark ran off to go sing The Eyes of Texas with the team, so they might've held him up from something actually important to him twice in a row. Given it was into the camera, the look was giving, "Production, why can't you tell Kirk and Chris to shut the fuck up for long enough to get at least one quote from this fucker today?" This is coming from someone who was in broadcasting for several years and saw looks like that many times. On-location talent and camera ops have a habit of getting pretty pissy with production when they miss a shot or cut down a segment they had lined up because they let the studio talent yammer on about something asinine.

[u/TexasNightmare210 → u/Sankee72]

I think he was pissed because he waited at halftime. So he was like kick rocks this time around

[u/ConfiDuzr → u/Swampy_Cav]

Sark was waiting on her at halftime but they decided to take too much time with Day because they thought the game was a lock.

So Sark put up the horns and gave them the same treament.

[u/wiccan45 → u/Swampy_Cav]

i think he took that halftime one personally with how they made him wait so long i guess

[u/Numerous-Ad6460 → u/Swampy_Cav]

Sark straight up said "Nah" and dipped lmaoooo

[u/Supersoaker_11]

Everyone except Western Michigan is a fraud

[u/Significant-Net487 → u/Supersoaker_11]

And Tulsa

[u/Bomdiggitydoo → u/Significant-Net487]

And UMass

[u/Gently-Weeps → u/Supersoaker_11]

IU and Notre Dame rn: “Mmmh Delicious Cupcakes”

[u/UWMN]

#1, #6 and #11 go down in the same day. CFB IS SO FUCKING BACK!

[u/Business_Permit_3686 → u/UWMN]

All I’m saying is rank Tulsa

[u/PinkPantherYeezys → u/Business_Permit_3686]

RANK TULSA YOU COWARDS!!

[u/closedf0rbusiness → u/UWMN]

Oklahoma might legit have the worst day for a fanbase in history. You lose against an unranked team and both of your rivals have historically incredible games.

[u/RoshCS → u/closedf0rbusiness]

9/11 was yesterday, but it’s also today.

[u/MisterPhip → u/RoshCS]

Jesus Christ what a comment. Well done

[u/shartoberfest → u/UWMN]

RANK Western Michigan you cowards!

[u/cityofklompton → u/UWMN]

Texas 🤝 Michigan

Having a hell of a day

[u/NormalComputer → u/UWMN]

LET CHAOS REIGN SUPREME

[u/codbgs97]

The real loser today is Oklahoma - you lose to the B1G team that “almost” lost to Western Michigan, your biggest rival dramatically beats their B1G opponent who’s supposed to be really good, and your in-state rival stages a massive, dramatic upset against #6.

[u/babyblue_1990 → u/codbgs97]

Yeah, I'm not having a good time

[u/Arnold_Trollzenegger → u/babyblue_1990]

We suffered from 2011 to 2022 for these moments. You guys were shitting Heisman QBs left and right and we had Jerrod Heard and Tyrone Swoopes at QB.

[u/-SuperTrooper- → u/codbgs97]

Straight up just not having a good time.

[u/LaserChickens → u/codbgs97]

Can confirm.

[u/neon_pisces → u/codbgs97]

As soon as Michigan threw the Hail Mary last week i knew this would play out like this. I understand how the universe works. It hates me.

[u/teflong → u/codbgs97]

In my completely and totally unbiased opinion, I think the biggest loser today is Satan.

[u/Excellent_Hedgehog62]

God I missed this sport.

[u/BearsFan3417 → u/Excellent_Hedgehog62]

Chaos is back baby

[u/soonerfreak → u/Excellent_Hedgehog62]

Today was my personal 9/11.

[u/unco_ruckus → u/soonerfreak]

Michigan Christmas too

[u/BobStoops401K → u/soonerfreak]

"Sir a second rival has hit a big win"

[u/CumAssault]

Some absolute braindead coaching on display by OSU. Went up by 20 and just gave up

[u/Theretrulywascake → u/CumAssault]

Ryan days fetish is going as conservative as he can with a double digit lead

[u/GamingTatertot → u/Theretrulywascake]

We don't kink shame...except maybe here

[u/Preserved_Killick8 → u/GamingTatertot]

nipple rings and blowing big leads 🥵⛓️

[u/SquadPoopy]

Ohio State plays a big game

Ohio State takes a lead

Ohio State makes it to the 4th quarter

Ohio State stops having a productive offense

Ohio State lets the other team make it a game

Ohio State loses in the last minute <—- you are here

or

Ohio State somehow wins despite themselves

This is like the 9th Ryan Day led Buckeyes game that’s gone like this.

[u/ethanw8 → u/SquadPoopy]

You left out Ohio State missing a field goal

[u/N238 → u/ethanw8]

It's our signature move

[u/bangerman3 → u/SquadPoopy]

just missing ohio state hooks a clutch fg to the left

[u/TheFifthPhoenix]

Absolute coaching disasterclass in the fourth quarter:

- Conservative play calling leading to back to back 3-and-outs

• Not just letting Texas score as soon as they got to the 1 yd line

Edit: Also, Day inexplicably continues to gameplan around our ability to successfully make FGs

[u/Random0925 → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

Welcome to the "We Choked to Texas in the 4th" Club, OSU. We have cookies.

[u/kyrev21 → u/Random0925]

We have bourbon

[u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

Ryan Day coaches like such a coward for someone with that much talent on his roster

[u/Emergency-Watch5157 → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

Drives the Formula One car not to crash it

[u/gsrobin → u/Emergency-Watch5157]

Maybe Leclerc could learn something from him then

[u/load_of_chode → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

Literally the same reason we lost to Michigan in 2024. Ryan Day doesn't coach to win, he coaches not to lose.

[u/yesacabbagez → u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

I have said this for years. He was saved because James Franklin did the same shit but with a worse team.

[u/ads7w6 → u/yesacabbagez]

He was saved because the expanded playoffs allowed him to blow two games and still get into the bracket.

[u/homefree122 → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

Not to mention a disastrous muffed FG that would’ve likely sealed the game

[u/throw667 → u/homefree122]

Or the easy earlier one they didn't try.

[u/TheOrangeFutbol → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

🚨 RYAN DAY HOTSEAT WATCH IS BACK ON THE MENU, KIDS🚨

[u/yachterotter13 → u/TheOrangeFutbol]

That’s how I know CFB is back!

[u/Sankee72 → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

Super weird to go that conservative.

Props to Texas for overcoming their best intentions to lose that game with drops and fumbles.

[u/dudewithchronicpain → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

Day not letting them score is classic af

[u/GamingTatertot → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

21 unanswered points in the 4th after Ohio State's great start is a sin

[u/politicsranting → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

Day watched too much World Cup and went straight into park the bus bullshit and it bit him in the ass.

[u/MokelMoo → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

Arthur Smith era off to a hot start

[u/blueorcawhale → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

Not letting them score is so dumb. You have a 1:14 and TO. OSU would legit be favorites by every oddsmaker in that scenario. It’s just such dumb shit coaches get wrong constantly that is so annoying.

[u/eddie_the_zombie → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

Arthur Smith and Matt Patricia disasterclass performance

[u/USA_2_Canada_1 → u/TheFifthPhoenix]

That’s called epic choking from Ohio State. Letting Texas score 21 points in the 4th quarter to lose is mind boggling.

[u/therealwillhepburn → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

I think it’s called THE epic choking.

[u/whatifevery1wascalm]

Sark is such a good player development coach recruiting all these receivers with butterfingers so that Arch will be prepared next year as the Browns QB.

[u/Waluigi_IRL → u/whatifevery1wascalm]

Arch with some Eli Manning bullshittery there. Runs in the DNA

[u/an_actual_potato → u/Waluigi_IRL]

Eli Manning was, admittedly, the most entertaining Manning

[u/LeagueAltAccount → u/[deleted]]

Yeah OSU lost after Texas missed out on two TDs due to crazy drops, these guys are buns

[u/BiscuitDance → u/[deleted]]

I actually, legitimately, personally felt bad for Arch watching all those drops. Can’t remember the last time i experienced that past like the youth team I coach lol

[u/Aphrobang → u/BiscuitDance]

This is what Georgia game was like last year except even worse. Arch had to wear all the "can't win big games" rep but holy fuck the entire first half he was basically walking up and laying it into the hands of our WRs just for drops.

[u/AfraidOfArguing]

I see the missed field goals are still haunting Ryan Day

[u/Alphaspade]

As a Falcons fan Ryan Day is dumb for thinking an Arthur Smith offense is a winning strategy

[u/DDub04 → u/Alphaspade]

I was trying to remember where I knew that name.

Falcons/Steelers Arthur Smith?? Aw hell nah

[u/EwwTaxes]

For a coach with a Natty, Ryan Day has some of the worst clock management I’ve ever seen

[u/mizaistorom → u/EwwTaxes]

That team he had last year was by far the best team he's had all around, sure Sayin was young but they should have gone back to back with that defense.

[u/pixarfan9510]

so far teams are 0-1 the week after playing ball state

[u/Purples_A_Fruit]

QUALITY LOSS SEASON is in full bloom after today boys!!!

[u/CodyRCantrell]

Ohio State player fighting for yards with seconds left. Their coaches and players had zero situational awareness these final minutes.

[u/ThirtyYearsWar → u/CodyRCantrell]

I think they were planning a hook and ladder play, but it wasn’t there so the receiver got held up for a tackle for a few seconds

[u/Power5IsAScam]

Michigan: we play football for 60:01

Ohio State: we play football for 30:00

[u/GamingTatertot → u/Power5IsAScam]

And if you don't like that, you don't like Big 10 football

[u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 → u/GamingTatertot]

I do in fact like Big 10 football right now.

[u/TinyEnvironment7574 → u/Power5IsAScam]

Rutgers: we don't play football

[u/moby323 → u/Power5IsAScam]

Ryan Day running around like a chicken with his head cut off at the end there trying to decide whether to call timeout lmao

[u/IThoughtThisWasVoat → u/Power5IsAScam]

45:00

[u/Buckeye_CFB]

When you allow a TD on three straight drives, you're going to lose

[u/Original_Profile8600 → u/Buckeye_CFB]

Live by the NFL HC flameout as an OC, die by the NFL HC flameout as an OC

[u/ScallywagBeowulf]

That was the worst final play call I’ve ever seen.

[u/Kuntheman → u/ScallywagBeowulf]

I genuinely have no clue what their plan was after the penalty

[u/RightC → u/Kuntheman]

Looked like it was supposed to be a hook and ladder that got shut down

[u/jon__koa → u/RightC]

Hook and ladder with no ladder

[u/GenuineGatorJorts → u/ScallywagBeowulf]

Did you see that one the Dallas cowboys did where Zeke Elliot was the only blocker and got destroyed

[u/Skidda24]

4 huge losses by Day over the last 4 years because of missed field goals. Not to mention going for it on 4th instead of just kicking it.

Also huge props to Texas for putting up 3 touchdowns in that second half. They could have easily folded but just kept working. They finally converted 4ths and RedZone when it mattered most.

[u/Sorge74 → u/Skidda24]

Texas should have had at least 14 in the first half. We got hella lucky there.

[u/weoutherebrah → u/Skidda24]

Don’t forget not taking the chip shot on 4th and 2 when they were up 10-0 

[u/Trepanation87]

Holy shit Holly is so mad

[u/Alkibiades415 → u/Trepanation87]

SEC: "Hey Sark, we have this contract with ESPN that compels us to talk to their media during the game at certain points."

Sark: "Fuck that, fuck you, and try to punish me. What, will you vote to kick Texas out of the SEC?"

[u/TurtleManRoshi → u/Alkibiades415]

SEC Shorts please put this into the script.

[u/Particular_Weight495 → u/Trepanation87]

Never seen a sports reporter so mad lol

[u/EthosianY → u/Particular_Weight495]

Molly McGrath with Harbaugh

[u/girthytacos → u/Trepanation87]

That dead pan stare back to the camera lol

[u/Aetiusx → u/Trepanation87]

Someone needs to screenshot her face after he walked away. I was dying.

[u/Mr_GinAndTonic → u/Aetiusx]

Feel free to grab it from here

https://streamable.com/z3a7zj

[u/munkysnuflz → u/Trepanation87]

To be fair if you had to wait 3.5 hours to do your one job and the coach bails you’d be pretty furious too

[u/DwyaneWade305 → u/munkysnuflz]

Especially since the other reporter got her interview with Arch.

[u/OakYzerman]

Ryan Day is the Nick Saban of James Franklins.

[u/sw337]

THIS IS WHY COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS THE BEST. HOLY SHIT WHAT A GAME!

[u/cfbluvr2]

Wet dream day for texas and michigan

Nightmare for OU and OSU

Absolute coaching malpractice by Day

[u/Cobainism → u/cfbluvr2]

Today was a good day

[u/Franz11 → u/cfbluvr2]

Nah the real OSU had a grand ol day

[u/AtmosphereVarious440]

ohio state repeatedly stopping texas at the 1 yard line one of the most perplexing coaching decisions i've ever seen

[u/Ganjagod420 → u/AtmosphereVarious440]

Could've had 1 minute and 1 timeout, the odds go up exponentially if that was the case.

[u/Shu_Revan → u/Ganjagod420]

I was thinking the same thing. Just let them score and take the time you have left

[u/Desperate-Citron-881 → u/Shu_Revan]

It was funny watching the ESPN win chance % skyrocket in Texas’s favor with every play. All within 5 yards of the goal line. Even ESPN’s algorithms were dunking on OSU. Instant classic though

[u/INM8_2]

ohio state blew a 23-3 lead.

[u/LiveMarionberry3694 → u/INM8_2]

In the fourth quarter

[u/seruleam]

Ryan Day has too much experience to be taking his foot off the gas like that and trusting a field goal to win. 

[u/TachyAndTired → u/seruleam]

It was an uncanny miss too. Looked exactly like the UGA game

[u/Zee_WeeWee → u/TachyAndTired]

Exactly like the UGA game.

Or the Michigan game. Or the Indiana game.

[u/DCar015]

Hello fellow 1-1 big 10 contender

[u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

Receivers made those first half mistakes and Ohio State built a 20 point lead and Ryan Day was like don't worry I can still blow this

[u/Silky951]

“Call an ambulance, but not for me” - Texas

[u/DarthNobody14]

As much as it pains me, I have to respect Texas for looking completely dead but still having the will to fight on.

What a game.

[u/walkingbicycles → u/DarthNobody14]

Yeah i don’t even know what to say about it except well damn they balled

[u/Goober1717]

Ryan Day eats lunchables with a fork

[u/Treskelion2021]

Texas really pulled the - “not gonna lie they had us in the first half…”

[u/pyrokapi324]

Hell of a day for Michigan fans

[u/LunaticUndead → u/pyrokapi324]

I had fun.

[u/CHR1S_H4NSEN]

Only one good OSU today.

[u/JelloJeremiah]

Buckeye’s, I would have let them score and tried to use the full minute to get a field goal. Let’s get me on your staff.

[u/BlackCherryot → u/JelloJeremiah]

A full minute and at least one time out.

[u/DLgoblue12]

Texas 🤝 Michigan

Being each others rivals on the same day

[u/RightC]

Holly looked pissed lmao

[u/TickleMyIvory]

Michigan 🤝 Texas successful transitive rival alliance takedown

[u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

Ohio State is 0-3 in their last 3 P4 games

[u/prismatic_lights]

Jeremiah Smith finally feasted on Texas.

But at what cost.

[u/JOOOOSY → u/prismatic_lights]

Couple of drops there in the clutch though 😬

[u/HarwinStrongDick]

This is an absolutely generation hate watch weekend as a Michigan fan in Oklahoma.

[u/CFBDevil → u/HarwinStrongDick]

Oh my god good luck chasing this high

[u/ratattack97]

Texas and Michigan fans about to be in their honeymoon phase all next week. Insane game for an insane week of college football.

[u/DrearyYew → u/ratattack97]

We'll share our Cheez-it's, get over here, Michigan

[u/B1LLCLINTON420BLAZ3D]

How do I send a reddit cares alert to the collective Oklahoma fan base

[u/SouthCoach]

I got some comments to delete.

[u/DrSchwolles]

Guys, I think I might be dreaming

[u/LonghornInNebraska]

Accepted a job offer yesterday.

Michigan beat OU

Texas comeback victory vs Ohio State

Getting married on Friday.

This is the best week of my life!

[u/naultinus → u/LonghornInNebraska]

im sorry bro but im gonna need you to get married every weekend during football season for the rest
of time

[u/BondDotCom]

If anyone's gonna beat Ohio State, I'm glad it's anyone.

[u/RememberTooSmile]

Hank Hill is going crazy rn

[u/DiplomaticAggie]

Just a complete coaching malpractice by OSU.

It’s like THEY gave up after going up 20. Unexplainable. What a joke.

[u/jacques_duqweef]

Holly Rowe's face after the Sark snub

[u/ConstantMadness]

As a Steelers fan, I’m glad Arthur Smith is infecting a different offense

[u/DirtThief]

anyone remember that time OSU didn't kick a field goal from the 20?

[u/LeMeJustBeingAwesome]

Thank you for returning the favor and giving us this joy, Texas friends.

[u/threefitty350]

Michigan 🤝 Texas

Upsetting each others Rivals on this the holy Saturday

[u/buckeye2114]

“We won a national championship two years ago” I repeat to myself as I scowl and walk home after this game and remind myself how good we have it .

GG Texas this is an impactful win. 

[u/Jolly_Okra_6330]

Arch Manning has Eli’s clutch ability.

[u/Cheesy_Pita_Parker]

Ryan Day just doesn’t fucking learn, like ever.

[u/Ok-Soil-5133]

Ohio State saved us from the "what if we didn't schedule Ohio State?" debate from Sark

[u/Bill3ffinMurray]

Ohio State has given Texas and Nebraska their largest comebacks in school history.

Very generous!

[u/munkysnuflz]

Arch sounded like he knew the location of 7,000 recreational drugs in the area lmao

[u/TechnicallyAnExpert]

Lots of shit talking, but CFB fans won that game.

Game the year in week 2 by 2 teams that will likely end up top 5.

[u/joedotphp → u/TechnicallyAnExpert]

Lots of shit talking

Bro. That's like. The most normal day ever here.

[u/AwakeTheAncients]

No one is rushing the field...

[u/Failed-Time-Traveler → u/AwakeTheAncients]

Well no shit. This is just Ohio State. Not like it’s some impressive win, like Western Michigan or something like that.