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In the most dramatic game of the first 12-team College Football Playoff so far, No. 5 seed Texas squandered a 16-point lead, missed two field goals in the final two minutes of regulation and still somehow escaped with a 39-31 double-overtime win over No. 4 seed Arizona State in the Peach Bowl, securing a spot in the semifinals.
The Longhorns will return to their home state to play in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 10, where they will face the winner of Oregon and Ohio State’s rematch in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal.
Arizona State got the ball first in overtime and found the end zone on a bruising run from star tailback Cam Skattebo, who was hoisted across the goal line by his teammate, right guard Kyle Scott. After an incomplete pass, a run for no gain and a two-yard completion to open their possession, the Longhorns were called for a false start that left them facing a fourth-and-13 from the 28, but quarterback Quinn Ewers found Matthew Golden behind the Sun Devils defense for a season-saving touchdown.
Ewers hit Gunnar Helm for a touchdown on the first play of the second overtime, then found Golden again in the corner of the end zone for the two-point conversion. Arizona State drove to the Texas 10 on its possession, but Longhorns safety Andrew Mukuba picked off quarterback Sam Leavitt just in front of the goal line.
This story will be updated.
(Photo: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images)
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