Texas has reached consecutive College Football Playoff semifinals and posted 25 wins over two years. You have to go all the way back to when Colt McCoy was playing quarterback during coach Mack Brown's heyday more than 15 years ago to find a better stretch.

Friday's defeat ends the 2024 football season for Texas, which is still searching for its first national championship since the 2005 season. Ohio State (13-2) advances to face Notre Dame (14-1) in the title game for the College Football Playoff,

The Longhorns battled closely with Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, seeing some late plays swing the momentum in the Buckeyes’ favor.