College football Saturdays are rarely short on drama. But this one felt like a full-blown plot twist ripped straight out of a sports thriller. The Texas Longhorns had all the buzz heading into their showdown with Ohio State. And they had to because of being the No. 1 team in the AP Poll , edging out Penn State by a razor-thin margin in one of the closest preseason votes since 1998. However, this season opener didn’t quite go as the Longhorns envisioned. Texas fell to No. 3 Ohio State in a tight, hard-fought battle, losing 14-7 in Columbus.

Ohio State’s defense smothered Texas’ star quarterback Arch Manning, limiting him to just 170 passing yards and a single touchdown. But while a lot of spotlight will go to Arch on why the Longhorns failed in their redemption arc against the Buckeyes,

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