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Arch Manning begins his tenure as Texas’ beginning quarterback towards defending nationwide champion Ohio State.
Ohio State leads 7-0 at halftime on a CJ Donaldson 1-yard TD run because the defenses have dominated the primary two quarters. Comply with all our protection from our consultants at The Athletic beneath.
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Ohio State needs to be thrilled with its new-look protection below Matt Patricia. Arch Manning goes to enter halftime with out a completion downfield on 10 makes an attempt. The secondary has carried out a pleasant job sticking to Texas’ receivers and shutting passing lanes properly in zone protection and Manning hasn't been in a position to throw anyone open. That is pretty much as good of a primary half as anyone might've requested for from Patricia's protection.
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Halftime – Ohio State 7, Texas 0
Seems, in a recreation pitting very gifted younger quarterbacks towards very gifted and skilled defenses, the defenses are profitable out.
However Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes’ offense have grown extra snug as the sport has gone on.
Can’t say the identical for Arch Manning and Texas but.
Q2 0:35 – Ohio State 7, Texas 0
And with the Buckeyes getting the second-half kickoff, they’ll probably simply kneel this one out.
Q2 0:43 – Ohio State 7, Texas 0
Ryan Day calls timeout with 43 seconds left as Steve Sarkisian retains his offense on the sector on fourth-and-3…
…and now Texas calls a timeout.
Q2 1:50 – Ohio State 7, Texas 0
One other missed throw from Arch Manning. This one goes excessive.
Sure, there are loads of components working towards him, however Manning owns loads of blame for his struggles throwing downfield to date.
Q2 2:00 – Ohio State 7, Texas 0
…and this time, Ohio State must punt from its personal 23-yard line.
Can Arch Manning and Texas’ offense get a much-needed spark earlier than halftime?
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Q2 3:33 – Ohio State 7, Texas 0
What a throw and catch from Julian Sayin to Carnell Tate!
Sayin had a blitzing defender in his face and needed to retreat into the tip zone. He slings one down the sideline — and Tate comes again to the ball to get the primary down!
Massive conversion as Texas had regarded to drive a three-and-out.
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese may be turning right into a family title proper in entrance of us. Ohio State has used him as a defensive lineman, in protection, as a blitzing linebacker and towards the run and he's had success doing all the things. The junior linebacker leads Ohio State with 4 tackles and has a sack, absolutely giving the quite a few NFL scouts right here rather a lot to be enthusiastic about.
Matt Patricia’s Ohio State protection is doing all the things it may well to maintain Arch Manning within the pocket and drive him to undergo his reads. Safeties preserve enjoying excessive, solely leaving quick passes out there. Manning has been extraordinarily flustered. He obtained one deep try off, however it was incomplete into double protection.
Q2 5:05 – Ohio State 7, Texas 0
Texas’ offensive line is admittedly struggling proper now, making issues worse for Arch Manning. The Texas quarterback can’t scramble out of that third-down stress and will get introduced down by Arvell Reese.
One other Texas drive stalls out close to midfield, and the Longhorns punt once more.
Texas must get the working recreation occurring this drive. A lot of Steve Sarkisian’s offense thrives off the run recreation through the play motion move. That may give Arch Manning some respiration room.
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Q2 6:35 – Ohio State 7, Texas 0
Arch Manning makes use of his legs to arrange a second-and-1 that’s simply transformed, however he badly misses one other downfield throw in his subsequent move try.
However he responds with a brief completion to Ryan Wingo on second down and scrambles for simply sufficient first-down yardage on third-and-3.
For all of the (extraordinarily legitimate) discuss of how a lot faculty soccer has modified, that was a throwback drive from Ohio State on its final posession.
The opening landing drive went for 13 performs, 80 yards and eight:01 of recreation clock.
Operating again C.J. Donaldson was an missed large get for Ohio State, which needed to change TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins. He scored 30 TDs in three seasons at West Virginia and obtained the Buckeyes' first of the season on a do-or-die 4th down. He is probably not as explosive as final 12 months's guys however he runs laborious between the tackles.
Vouri, one in every of Arch Manning’s sponsors, wasted no time getting a industrial in throughout this recreation. Possibly not the timing they'd like proper after an Ohio State rating however attention-grabbing nonetheless on this period of CFB.
Texas got here into this recreation ranked No. 1 within the preseason for the primary time. The final time a group ranked No. 1 misplaced its first recreation? Miami was upset by No. 16 BYU 28-21 in 1990.
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West Virginia switch C.J. Donaldson is exhibiting why the Buckeyes have been so wanting to go get him out of the portal, he's extraordinarily laborious to carry down. He had 22 yards speeding on that drive, however carried the pile on a couple of essential runs, then caps the drive with a 1-yard landing run.
Q2 8:57 – Ohio State 7, Texas 0
C.J. Donaldson has his first landing as a Buckeye!
An old-school energy run out of the I formation.
Ohio State takes the lead in entrance of a roaring Buckeyes crowd!
Q2 9:20 – Texas 0, Ohio State 0
C.J. Donaldson can’t get in from two yards out.
Fourth-and-goal Ohio State from the 1. No hesitancy from Ryan Day — the offense stays on the market.
