The Texas Longhorns came within a yard of pulling level with Ohio State in the fourth quarter, but couldn't find a way into the endzone when it mattered most.

Quinn Ewers had looked forward to seeing his old roommate at the Cotton Bowl, but not as up-close-and-personal as Jack Sawyer made the reunion, probably. A strip-sack and recovery and interminable 83-yard touchdown run with a little more than two minutes left,

The loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl ends the 2024 football season for Texas, which is still searching for its first national title since 2005.