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Texas 24, Ohio State 23. Down 20 in the fourth. Manning. Smothers at 0:25.

Largest fourth-quarter rally to beat an AP No. 1. 105,044 in Austin.

The Rocket News · Sports · AustinSeptember 13, 2026 · 4 min read

Arch Manning in a Texas jersey after the game, full color, stadium crowd behind him. Wire photograph.

Arch Manning and No. 4 Texas beat No. 1 Ohio State 24-23 on Saturday night, from 23-3 in the fourth. Hollywood Smothers scored from the 1 with 25 seconds left. 105,044 at Darrell K Royal. Sportradar: the largest fourth-quarter rally to beat an AP No. 1. The Sports desk files a deficit that was supposed to be a game.

Manning found Ryan Wingo for 3 yards to start it. Smothers punched from the 1 at 7:14. Connor Hawkins, who had made three, missed from 45. Manning: “When that happened, I knew it was our time.” He went 23 of 37 for 196, 11 of his last 15. Sarkisian: grit.

When that happened, I knew it was our time.

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'I had nightmares about that game last year' — Arch Manning after Texas' comeback win · SEC Network · Watch on SEC Network

AP No. 1 teams had been 197-0 when up 20 in a fourth quarter since 2004. NFL Sunday is 13 games. Mahomes is Monday. The Sports desk files 24-23 as the overnight, not the script.

Wire and further reading: apnews.com

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