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It seems like Texas Longhorns got rid of the sour taste of losing the SEC title.
The Longhorns were eliminated from the conference championship two weeks ago, while their opponent, 12-seeded Clemson was riding high after winning the ACC.
The fifth-seeded Longhorns cruised to a 38-24 victory to advance out of the first round of the College Football Playoff.
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Quinn Ewers of the Texas Longhorns throws during the first quarter against the Clemson Tigers in a first round playoff game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on December 21, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Jack Gorman/Getty Images)
Texas made a field goal on its first play of the second half to give the Longhorns a 31-10 lead, but Clemson wouldn’t settle.
The Tigers scored 14 unanswered points during a run that included stopping Texas with a defense on fourth-and-2 from Clemson’s 36. Suddenly, it was a seven-point Texas lead with 11:43 left.
But just as Clemson was clawing its way back into the game, Jaydon Blue ran for a 77-yard touchdown to give Texas two touchdowns back.
Clemson drove down the field to continue the comeback attempt, but the Tigers were left on fourth-and-goal from the first.
The Tigers got the ball back again with 1:43 left, but couldn’t keep the drive alive, and the Longhorns ran out the clock.
Texas Longhorns defensive back Jahdae Barron (7) celebrates a play during the CFP first round game against the Clemson Tigers on December 21, 2024 at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. (David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Quinn Ewers finished with 202 passing yards, going 17-for-24 through the air. Blue and Quintrevion Wisner combined for 256 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries.
Clemson’s Cade Klubnik threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, completing 26 of his 43 passes. TJ Moore led all players with nine catches for 116 yards and a touchdown.
The Longhorns will now face Arizona State, which clinched a first-round berth with a win in the Big 12, in the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day.
Home teams are 3-0 in the first three games of the new 12-team format. Each winning team covered the schedule.
Texas Longhorns running back Quintrevion Wisner (26) celebrates after scoring his second touchdown of the game in the second quarter against the Clemson Tigers in the first round of the College Football Playoff at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas on December 21. , 2024. (Sara Diggins/American-Statesman/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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