State of Arizona gave Texas all it could handle on Wednesday in the Peach Bowl, requiring two overtimes before the Longhorns finally came up with a game-saving play.
Texas defensive back Andrew Mukuba pulled in a goal-line interception off Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt on the final play. Mukuba wanted to tie the game and force a third overtime after Longhorn’s quarterback Quinn Ewers threw a touchdown pass on the first play of the second overtime, with a successful two-point conversion.
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Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the second half of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Dale Zanine-Imagn images)
The interception helped avert the possibility of the biggest upset of the new CFP format, and what could have been one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport.
Texas, ranked No. 3 in the country, entered the game as a 13.5-point favorite. But the No. 12 Sun Devils never gave up, as running back Cam Skattebo posted 143 rushing yards with two touchdowns and 99 yards receiving to lead the nearly upset effort.
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Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) runs the ball as Arizona State Sun Devils linebacker Keyshaun Elliott (44) chases in the second quarter as the Texas Longhorns play the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, January 1, 2025. (Sara Diggins/American-Statesman/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
But Ewers kept things in check for the Longhorns, throwing for 322 yards with three touchdowns, while wide receiver Matthew Golden added 149 yards with a touchdown catch.
Golden’s touchdown catch came on a critical 4th-and-13 play in the first overtime period, when Texas was one snap away from elimination. Golden got open in the middle of the field and hauled in the Ewers pass to force the second overtime and give the Longhorns a chance to avoid the historic upset.
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Texas defense, including Texas Longhorns defensive lineman Dorian Black (86), stops Arizona State Sun Devils running back Cam Skattebo (4) in the first quarter as the Texas Longhorns play the Arizona State Sun Devils in the quarterfinals of the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, January 1, 2025. (Sara Diggins/American-Statesman/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Texas now advances to the semifinals, where it will face the winner of the Rose Bowl matchup between Oregon and Ohio State.
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