Ohio State vs Texas: Box score, stats and summary feat. Quinn Ewers (Cotton Bowl Classic, CFP Semifinal)

The Ohio State Buckeyes faced the Texas Longhorns in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Whoever wins here will advance to the national championship game where they'll face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The Buckeyes were able to score in each quarter of the first half. Meanwhile, Quinn Ewers' offense rallied back to score in the second quarter after going scoreless in the first. The Buckeyes led the game 14-7 going into halftime.

The Longhorns tied the game in the third quarter but let it loose in the fourth to end up losing the game 28-14 as the Buckeyes advanced to set a meet with Notre Dame in the national championship game.

Ohio State vs Texas: Box score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ohio State	7	7	0	14	28
Texas	0	7	7	0	14

Ohio State Buckeyes stats

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Will Howard	24-33-1	289	1	75
Total	24-33-1	289	1	75

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	TD	LONG
Carnell Tate	7	87	0	18
TreVeyon Henderson	1	75	1	75
Emeka Egbuka	5	51	0	14
Gee Scott Jr.	5	30	0	14
Jeremiah Smith	1	3	0	3
Quinshon Judkins	3	22	0	11
Will Kacmarek	2	21	0	12
Total	24	289	1	75

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	TD	LONG
TreVeyon Henderson	6	42	0	22
Will Howard	7	4	0	18
Quinshon Judkins	9	36	2	9
Emeka Egbuka	1	0	0
Total	24	81	2	22

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Joe McGuire	6	252	42	46
Total	6	236	42	46

DEFENSE	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	INT	FF	FR
Joe McGuire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Howard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lathan Ransom	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mitchell Melton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cody Simon	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Hamilton	4	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Josh Fryar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gee Scott Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lorenzo Styles Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Emeka Egbuka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Hancock	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
Denzel Burke	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
TreVeyon Henderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Sawyer	3	1	1	1	0	1	1
JT Tuimoloau	7	3	1.5	2.5	0	0	0
Donovan Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyleik Williams	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Will Kacmarek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Ferlmann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sonny Styles	9	6	1	3	0	1	0
Jayden Fielding	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tegra Tshabola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Fitzpatrick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Hinzman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Adolph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bennett Christian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caden Curry	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Hero Kanu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Davison Igbinosun	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Quinshon Judkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Inniss	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carnell Tate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jermaine Matthews Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Malik Hartford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arvell Reese	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Montgomery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kayden McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Siereveld	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Downs	5	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jeremiah Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	64	38	4	9	1	3	1

Texas Longhorns stats

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Quinn Ewers	23-39-1	283	2	34
Total	23-39-1	283	2	34

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	TD	LONG
Isaiah Bond	1	8	0	8
Jaydon Blue	5	59	2	26
Matthew Golden	2	51	0	27
Gunnar Helm	2	42	0	34
Quintrevion Wisner	6	42	0	14
Juan Davis	1	4	0	4
DeAndre Moore Jr.	4	31	0	15
Silas Bolden	1	24	0	24
Ryan Wingo	1	22	0	22
Total	23	283	2	34

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	TD	LONG
Arch Manning	1	8	0	8
Ryan Wingo	1	6	0	6
Quintrevion Wisner	17	46	0	13
Quinn Ewers	5	-18	0	9
Jaydon Blue	4	16	0	8
Jerrick Gibson	1	0	0
Total	29	58	0	13

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Michael Kern	6	263	43.83	51
Total	6	264	43.83	51

DEFENSE	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	INT	FF	FR
Michael Kern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jermayne Lole	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Gbenda	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Jahdae Barron	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vernon Broughton	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Jake Majors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alfred Collins	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin Holmes	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Norton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Silas Bolden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quinn Ewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Mukuba	6	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gunnar Helm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Juan Davis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hayden Conner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barryn Sorrell	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Michael Taaffe	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Morice Blackwell Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Malik Agbo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kelvin Banks Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaydon Blue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Burke	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
DJ Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylon Guilbeau	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Cole Hutson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lance St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Stone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neto Umeozulu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Golden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tiaoalii Savea	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Bond	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Hill Jr.	6	4	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
CJ Baxter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malik Muhammad	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
DeAndre Moore Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arch Manning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liona Lefau	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Niblett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Roberson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jelani McDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quintrevion Wisner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Ratliff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Goosby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spencer Shannon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colton Vasek	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Baker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kobe Black	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Filsaime	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerrick Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex January	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordon Johnson-Rubell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin Simmons	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ty'Anthony Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Wingo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	53	27	2	4	1	1	0

Ohio State defeats Texas with strong finish, 28-14: Game Summary

The Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away in the fourth quarter to secure a 28-14 victory over the Texas Longhorns in a hard-fought game. Ohio State's defensive play and clock management proved decisive.

1st Quarter:

7:24: Ohio State opened the scoring with a 9-yard touchdown run by Quinshon Judkins, capping a 10-play, 64-yard drive.

Score: Ohio State 7, Texas 0.

2nd Quarter:

0:29: Texas tied the game with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Quinn Ewers to Jaydon Blue after a 7-play, 59-yard drive.

0:13: Ohio State responded immediately with a 75-yard touchdown pass from Will Howard to TreVeyon Henderson on a single-play drive.

Halftime Score: Ohio State 14, Texas 7.

3rd Quarter:

3:12: Texas leveled the score again with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Ewers to Blue, ending a 12-play, 67-yard drive.

Score: Ohio State 14, Texas 14.

4th Quarter:

7:02: Ohio State regained the lead with a 1-yard touchdown run by Judkins, finishing an impressive 13-play, 88-yard drive that consumed over 7 minutes.

2:13: Ohio State sealed the game when Jack Sawyer returned a fumble 83 yards for a touchdown, following a long Texas drive that ended in disaster.

Final Score: Ohio State 28, Texas 14.