Ohio State Buckeyes @ Texas Longhorns — Sep 12, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 12, 2026
Buckeyes Ohio State OSU 1-1, 0-1 Away
23
Final
24
Longhorns Texas TEX 2-0, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
OSU 10 10 3 0 23
TEX 0 3 0 21 24
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J. Sayin QB OSU
278 PASS
A. Manning QB TEX
196 PASS
Rushing Yards
B.
B. Jackson RB OSU
74 RUSH
D.
D. Smothers RB TEX
74 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Smith WR OSU
164 REC
E.
E. Mosley WR TEX
67 REC
Passing
Ohio State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Sayin 17/32 278 1 1 2 79.9
Texas
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Manning 23/37 196 1 1 2 73.7
Rushing
Ohio State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Sayin 4 -7 -1.8 0 5
L. Bey 1 0 0.0 0 0
B. Jackson 19 74 3.9 0 11
J. Jackson 5 20 4.0 1 8
I. West 2 7 3.5 0 5
Texas
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Smothers 21 74 3.5 2 11
R. Brown 10 54 5.4 0 12
A. Manning 8 23 2.9 0 10
R. Wingo 1 -10 -10.0 0 0
Receiving
Ohio State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Smith 8 16 164 20.5 1 43 0
M. Williams 2 2 29 14.5 0 23 0
B. Jackson 4 5 37 9.3 0 13 0
J. Jackson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
D. McCuin 1 3 5 5.0 0 5 0
B. Inniss 1 1 19 19.0 0 19 0
B. Christian 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
P. Bell 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
N. Roberts 1 1 24 24.0 0 24 0
Texas
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Smothers 2 3 15 7.5 0 14 0
R. Brown 4 6 1 0.3 0 9 0
C. Coleman 4 6 49 12.3 0 16 0
S. Shannon 1 2 4 4.0 0 4 0
R. Wingo 4 6 22 5.5 1 16 0
E. Winston 3 6 38 12.7 0 21 0
E. Mosley 5 7 67 13.4 0 19 0
Defense
Ohio State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Moore 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
C. Alliegro 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. McClain 4 4 0 0 0 1 7 1 0
J. Timmons 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
R. Pettijohn 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
E. Little 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mathews 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
D. Sanchez 8 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Alford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Pierce 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
K. Jackson 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Walker 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Houston 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Moore 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Texas
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
R. Biles 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Spence 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. McDonald 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Williams 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Simmons 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
K. Phillips 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Jackson 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Black 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Kanu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cryer 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
R. Wesley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Umeozulu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Umeozulu 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Littleton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
B. Mascoe 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. January 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Geffrard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Roberson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Ohio State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Hawkins 3/4 2/2 11 0
Texas
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
G. Spetic 1/1 3/3 6 0
Returns
Ohio State
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Texas
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
R. Niblett 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
D. Smothers 1 19 19.0 0 19 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Ohio State
Texas
372 Total Yards 336
19 First Downs 25
12 Passing 13
6 Rushing 11
1 Penalty 1
6/14 3rd Down Eff. 9/16
278 Passing Yards 196
94 Rushing Yards 140
1 Turnovers 2
4-35 Penalties 2-12
28:29 Possession 31:22
4/5 Red Zone 4/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 21 23 - 24
23 - 24 0:25
G. Spetic XP
23 - 23 0:25
D. Smothers TD
23 - 17 7:14
G. Spetic XP
23 - 16 7:14
D. Smothers TD
23 - 10 14:19
G. Spetic XP
23 - 9 14:19
R. Wingo TD
Q3 3 - 0 23 - 3
FG C. Hawkins
23 - 3 8:09
Q2 10 - 3 20 - 3
XP C. Hawkins
20 - 3 0:05
TD J. Smith
19 - 3 0:10
FG C. Hawkins
13 - 3 1:41
10 - 3 5:42
G. Spetic FG
Q1 10 - 0 10 - 0
XP C. Hawkins
10 - 0 5:39
TD J. Jackson
9 - 0 5:39
FG C. Hawkins
3 - 0 12:04
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: OSU +20 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Ohio State 23 - 24 Texas
September 12, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 12, 2026
Time
11:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m