TEXAS-Ohio State Postgame LIVE

TexasVOCFB Postgame LIVE: Texas 24, Ohio State 23 Hosts: Thomas Bresee & Matthew Miller Format: Immediate reaction after Texas’ largest comeback since 2007 and first win over a No. 1 team since 2008. Opening / Tone (0:00–2:30) Thomas welcomes viewers after laptop issues delaying Matt. Frames the game as one “every other Steve Sarkisian team loses.” Texas trailed 23-3 (or 20-3) entering the fourth and won 24-23. Matt calls it possibly his favorite Texas win as a fan. Both agree it was a “weird” game full of random plays that likely wouldn’t repeat: Cam Coleman tip-INT, Relique Brown first-half fumble, Ohio State missed FG after already making a longer one. Fourth-Quarter Arch Manning (0:40–2:10, 6:20–7:30, 24:50) Arch was “downright incredible” in the fourth. Two huge fourth-down conversions: Escapes pressure (Collier-Weiler), finds Amari Winston for the first down. Deep-middle throw to Emmitt Mosley that keeps the drive alive. Hosts said all week Texas needed special fourth-quarter Arch. He delivered after a shaky first half in which he missed some middle-of-the-field looks (Mosley, Wingo) and held the ball too long on some sacks. Once it clicked after the fourth-and-8, it snowballed. Second-half Arch was the best player on the field. Running Game & Skill Players Hollywood Smothers and Relique Brown were Texas’ two best offensive players. Smothers is the unofficial offensive MVP; the line bullied Ohio State’s interior on the winning TD run so thoroughly Smothers “could have walked in.” Brown atoned for the early fumble. Mosley led Texas in receiving and made the critical fourth-down catch plus a key block (though one play he got his face run through). Ryan Wingo dropped an early TD but bounced back with big catches including a score. Offensive line was “incredible” in pass pro and run blocking. Several sacks attributed more to Arch holding the ball than protection failures (Kenyatta Jackson sack cited as mostly on Arch). Defense & Second-Half Flip (3:30–5:00, 12:20–14:20) Ohio State dominated the first half; Texas dominated the second. Julian Sayin had a poor second half (overthrows, behind throws; one near-INT if Jeremiah Smith doesn’t get a hand on it). Colin Simmons disruptive with a sack and late holding call. Third-down defense improved after a rough start (Ohio State finished 6-of-14 after starting 5-of-8). Will Muschamp’s adjustments on Jeremiah Smith were a big talking point—only real Smith win came when Warren Roberson bit on a play he shouldn’t have. Bo Masco strong in man vs. Smith. Grayson Littleton and Kate Phillips had solid reps. Hosts credit Muschamp not just for scheme but for the fight/will in the locker room. “Something different about this football team.” Sarkisian vs. Ryan Day / Arthur Smith (13:20–19:20, 24:40) Sark “had every answer” after a messy first half. Play-calling after the early fourth-down misfire was strong; bubble screens that frustrated fans set up the Mosley slant that put Texas inside the 5. Late, Sark leaned on the run game when he had time. Ryan Day/Arthur Smith criticized for taking the foot off the gas. Notable conservative punt from Texas’ 39 with ~11:55 left in the third (fourth-and-4 range) instead of going for the kill shot. Earlier fourth-down decision also second-guessed. Hosts say once Ohio State “turned the light switch off,” they couldn’t turn it back on—classic Day-team complaint. Ohio State kicker miss in a huge spot (Georgia fans reminded of Noah Ruggles). Super chat joke: Day spends millions on receivers and “Arby’s coupons” on the kicker. Randomness & “What Ifs” Coleman drop/tip that became a pick. Brown fumble. Wingo early drop that could have made it a statement win instead of a comeback. Ohio State FG miss. Multiple Texas fumbles/loose balls (three hits the turf mentioned late). If two or three of those go the other way, it’s a comfortable Texas win or a blowout loss. Hosts refuse to use them as excuses. Historical Context & Psyche Largest Texas comeback since 2007. First win over No. 1 since 2008 (Red River vs. Oklahoma). Comparison to the Georgia game in Austin a couple years ago (similar 20-3 type hole, Texas fought back but fell one play short then; this time they finished it). Red-zone demons vs. Ohio State from recent years exercised on the final smash-mouth TD. Win is a massive locker-room and confidence boost. “Springboarded.” Team now “scares people when they get off the bus,” which hasn’t been true under Sark. Ohio State Evaluation Still a very good team, but more questions than hosts expected even when OSU was up 20. Weapons beyond Jeremiah Smith and Bo Jackson look thin (Devin McEwen and Brandon Inniss “fin