Texas wins first-ever matchup with Ohio State

Time for a hurricane break. From the Austin American-Statesman:

The stakes could not have been bigger for such an early-season matchup. The victory puts Texas at 2-0 and trailing only Southern Cal in the polls. The road victory at Ohio State makes the Longhorns an early favorite to stay in the national title picture.

Fittingly, this matchup of two of the sport's heavyweights played out like a heavyweight fight. Texas took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, only to see Ohio State counterpunch its way to a 16-13 lead at halftime.

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That left Texas needing a score with five minutes on the clock.

The Longhorns' game-winning drive was aided by a costly pass-interference penalty against the Buckeyes and culminated with a catch in the end zone by a falling Sweed. Officials reviewed the the 24-yard touchdown and ruled that the catch was good. Pino added the extra point for the victory.

The Longhorns recovered a fumble and nearly punched in another touchdown but came up 1 yard short. That led to Larry Dibbles' sack of Smith deep in the end zone for a safety with 19 seconds left and a 25-22 win.

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This was a total nail-biter. I had pretty much written the Longhorns off, even though they were only down by six points, when they scored that last touchdown with only 2:37 left on the clock. Becky was already in bed when I started yelling "Yes! Yes!"

She called out, "I'm glad you're having fun, honey."

I called back, "I'm not sure if I'm having fun or if I'm horrified; I'll let you know when the game's over."

When Ohio State fumbled the ball and Texas recovered moments later, I was pretty sure that I wasn't horrified. Then that safety got me doing the hook 'em 'Horns sign with my hand while I was hopping around the room. God, what a great game! At last, something to shout about.


Limas Sweed's touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter

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