The Texas Longhorns had a great start against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl on Wednesday. Despite starting 3-0 down, they quickly scored a touchdown, forced a punt and had it returned for a touchdown to take a two-possession lead.
The Longhorns fans were excited about this 75-yard punt return touchdown by Silas Bolden to put them up 14-3 midway through the first quarter.
"Ahh yes. The blindside block for the TD. Works every time," one said.
"I was just telling my dad that we haven't had a special teams return this year before the game lmao." another said.
Fans were excited about how well this Longhorns team has started in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.
"It's gonna be a LONG day for ASU. LONGHORNS BY FIFTY," one fan posted.
"It's early but looking f'ing easy," another replied.
There is still a lot of game remaining but when going up against one of the top teams, getting a big lead is paramount to keep momentum.
What do the national championship odds look like?
The odds of winning the national championship will change as the day goes on, as this is one of three quarterfinal games. With more teams being eliminated, the more the odds are going to shift.
As of this writing, the Texas Longhorns are considered the favorites to win the national championship. It makes sense, given how dominant they have looked since losing the SEC Championship to the Georgia Bulldogs.
It will be interesting to see how the odds will shake up after the Oregon Ducks vs. Ohio State Buckeyes clash in the Rose Bowl.
Below are the most recent odds of winning the national championship game this season per DraftKings Sportsbook.
- Texas Longhorns (+230)
- Ohio State Buckeyes (+380)
- Penn State Nittany Lions (+425)
- Oregon Ducks (+550)
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish (+650)
- Georgia Bulldogs (+650)
- Arizona State Sun Devils (+30000)
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