The Texas Longhorns are one win away from punching their ticket to the College Football Playoff semifinals for a second straight year.
Texas and Arizona State will face off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta with a trip to the Cotton Bowl at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium on the line.
Texas is coming off a 38-24 win over Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Arizona State, meanwhile, earned a first-round bye after defeating Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship game.
Can Quinn Ewers lead Texas to victory against Arizona State and Cam Skattebo?
Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more.
Below, fans can find coverage and live scoring updates from Atlanta.
Game updates
First quarter
— 7:08 left in the first: This time, Texas needed only one play to score. Silas Bolden returned an Arizona State punt 75 yards for a touchdown to extend the Longhorns’ lead. Texas 14, Arizona State 3
— 8:14 left in the first: It only took two plays for the Longhorns to get into the end zone. Quarterback Quinn Ewers started the drive with a 54-yard pass to Matthew Golden and followed it with a 23-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Moore Jr. Texas 7, Arizona State 3
— 8:59 left in the first: Texas had forced an Arizona State punt, but a roughing the punter penalty kept the Sun Devils’ drive alive. A facemask penalty by Anthony Hill also helped Arizona State get in field goal range. Carston Kieffer made the 39-yard field goal to give the Sun Devils an early lead. Arizona State 3, Texas 0
— Texas won the pregame kickoff and chose to defer. Arizona State will receive the opening kickoff.
Pregame updates
— According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Texas right tackle Cameron Williams (right knee sprain) is unlikely to play Wednesday against Arizona State. Trevor Goosby is expected to start in his place.
Leave a Reply