College Football · FBS · Week 2 · Recap

#4 Texas Beat #1 Ohio State 24-23

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 12, 2026

Ohio State Buckeyes23@Texas Longhorns24

The #4 Texas Longhorns edged the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 24-23 at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX on Saturday, September 12, 2026 in FBS college football Week 2 action.

Ohio State led 20-3 at halftime. Texas came back after the break to take the win. The fourth quarter swung it: Texas outscored its opponent 21-0.

Texas moves to 2-0, while Ohio State falls to 1-1.

Top performers

• Julian Sayin (OSU, QB): 17/32, 278 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Bo Jackson (OSU, RB): 19 CAR, 74 YDS
• Jeremiah Smith (OSU, WR): 8 REC, 164 YDS, 1 TD
• Arch Manning (TEX, QB): 23/37, 195 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Hollywood Smothers (TEX, RB): 21 CAR, 74 YDS, 2 TD
• Emmett Mosley V (TEX, WR): 5 REC, 65 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 12:04OSUConnor Hawkins 26 Yd Field Goal3-0
2. Q1 5:39OSUJa'Kobi Jackson 8 Yd Run10-0
3. Q2 5:42TEXGianni Spetic 37 Yd Field Goal10-3
4. Q2 1:41OSUConnor Hawkins 30 Yd Field Goal13-3
5. Q2 0:10OSUJeremiah Smith 19 Yd pass from Julian Sayin20-3
6. Q3 8:09OSUConnor Hawkins 48 Yd Field Goal23-3
7. Q4 14:19TEXRyan Wingo 3 Yd pass from Arch Manning23-10
8. Q4 7:14TEXHollywood Smothers 1 Yd Run23-17
9. Q4 0:25TEXHollywood Smothers 1 Yd Run23-24

Team stats

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