COLUMBUS, OH – AUGUST 31: Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese (20) lines up for a play during the game against the Akron Zips and the Ohio State Buckeyes on August 31, 2024, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH. (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire via Getty Images COLUMBUS, Ohio — Texas had a chance to solidify …
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Arch Manning was blunt with the assessment of his Week 1 performance. Manning had a rough game for Texas against Ohio State on Saturday, completing just 17-of-30 passes for 170 yards with one touchdown and an interception. The Longhorns ultimately lost, 14-7, to the Buckeyes in the low-scoring affair. “Ultimately, not good enough,” Manning, 21, told reporters following the loss. …
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Ohio State Buckeyes cool Finebaum’s Texas hype PublishedAugust 30, 2025 7:11 PM EDT•UpdatedAugust 30, 2025 7:11 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link There are a limitless number of takeaways from the Ohio State Buckeyes‘ 14-7 win over the Texas Longhorns. The Buckeyes have now given themselves arguably the best non-conference win of the season. Texas is clearly going to …
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College football is unpredictable and delightful, which is why we live for what happens on Saturdays. Week 1 absolutely delivered, from dominant defenses in top-10 showdowns to a cathartic win for Florida State over Alabama. Oh yeah, and an underwhelming Arch Manning performance gives fuel to just about every potential #take in the content machine. Each Sunday, I’ll publish my …
Read More »COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Texas’ Arch Manning came into Saturday’s opener at Ohio State with a lot of expectations to live up to. The much-hyped sophomore took the top-ranked team on the road to face the defending national champions. Add into that being the consensus early Heisman Trophy favorite, it was no wonder that some nicknamed the Longhorns preseason “Arch …
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Welcome to the Defector College Football Watch Guide, where Ray Ratto and Israel Daramola will tell you which of the weekend’s college football games are worth giving a crap about. Israel Daramola: It’s not quite autumn, but it is college football season. America’s favorite roux of bloodsport, campus pageantry, and shady bookkeeping returns in a moment of existential crisis for …
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Texas entered the 2025 college football season as the No. 1 team in the country, and quarterback Arch Manning entered the season as the favorite to be the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft. That’s not the case anymore. Manning turned in an ugly performance for most of the game, and although he made a couple of big …
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Aug 30, 2025, 03:39 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Julian Sayin had a 40-yard touchdown pass to Carnell Tate early in the fourth quarter, Ohio State‘s defense got a couple of key stops in the red zone and the third-ranked Buckeyes opened their season with a 14-7 victory over top-ranked Texas on Saturday. It was the fourth time the AP’s …
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The biggest season opener in college football history has arrived. No. 1 Texas. Vs. No. 3 Ohio State. Arch Madness against the reigning national champions. Rarely do we see the preseason No. 1 team open the year as an underdog, and yet here is Texas, sprinting into Week 1 against the Buckeyes, the slight favorites who aim to defend their …
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The world waited for two years to see Arch Manning start for Texas. And in the first half against Ohio State, the world got an explanation for why Arch Manning was sitting for the last two years. Manning short-armed throws, threw into coverage and failed to get any traction at all on offense in the first 30 minutes at The Shoe. …
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