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1 Ohio State with the third quarter still live in Austin on Saturday night, and the Longhorns erased all of it. The score read 23-3 at its widest.
Ohio State had held Texas to 97 yards of total offense through the first 30 minutes, and Arch Manning had little going his way until the fourth quarter turned everything around.
| Metric | Reported figure | |---|---| | Halftime score | Ohio State 20, Texas 3 | | Peak deficit | 20 points (23-3) | | Texas first-half yards | 97 | | Texas 2025 roster spend | $40 million | The game opened on a Texas fumble, the first offensive snap.
Ohio State never relinquished the lead from there.
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