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State of Arizona gave Texas was all he could handle in the Peach Bowl on Wednesday, forcing two extra periods before the Longhorns finally came up with a game-winning play to win 39-31.
Texas defensive end Andrew Mukuba made a goal-line interception from Arizona quarterback Sam Leavitt on the final play. Mukuba was looking to tie the score and make it a third overtime after the Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers threw a touchdown pass on the first play of the second overtime with a successful two-point conversion.
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Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Arizona Sun Devils during the second half of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Images by Dale Zanin-Iman)
The interception helped prevent the biggest upset of the new CFP format and what could have been one of the biggest upsets in sports history.
No. 3-ranked Texas entered the game as a 13.5-point favorite. But the No. 12 Sun Devils never trailed, as running back Cam Scateba had 143 yards rushing with two touchdowns and 99 receiving yards to lead a near-cluttering effort.
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Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) drives the ball as Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Keyshawn Elliott (44) gives chase in the second quarter as the Texas Longhorns play the Arizona State Sun Devils in the quarterfinals of the Peach Bowl college football playoffs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 1, 2025. (Sarah Diggins/American Statesman/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
But Ewers kept the Longhorns in check, throwing for 322 yards with three touchdowns and wide receiver Matthew Golden had 149 yards with a touchdown.
Golden’s touchdown came on a critical 4th-and-13 play in the first overtime when Texas was one moment away from elimination. Golden got open in the middle of the field and took a pass from Juvers to force a second overtime and give the Longhorns a chance to avoid a historic upset.
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The Texas defense, including Texas Longhorns defensive lineman Dorian Black (86), stops Arizona State Sun Devils running back Cam Skateb (4) in the first quarter as the Texas Longhorns play the Arizona State Sun Devils in the quarterfinals of the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, January 1, 2025 (Sarah Diggins/American Statesman/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Texas will now advance to the semifinals where they will face the winner of the Rose Bowl between Oregon and Ohio.
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