Peach Bowl Bound: Texas tops Clemson 38-24 to advance in the College Football Playoff
The Texas Longhorns are onto the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. After dispatching the No. 12 seed Clemson Tigers by a score of 38-24 in Austin, Texas will head to Atlanta, Ga. for a round of eight battle with No. 4 seed Arizona State in the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl. That game kicks off at noon on New Year’s Day and will be televised by ESPN.
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This is Texas’ first appearance in the Peach Bowl.
The Longhorns return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the second time in the span of 30 days. Texas traveled to the home of the Atlanta Falcons on December 7 to face Georgia in the SEC Championship game, a battle the Longhorns lost in overtime 22-19.
Texas tallied 496 total yards, including 293 on the ground. Quintrevion Wisner scored two first-half touchdowns, while Jaydon Blue added two more on the ground. Quinn Ewers found Gunnar Helm just before halftime for a 19-yard score. Texas scored 10 points in the second half.
Pete Kwiatkowski’s defense was buoyed by standout performances by Colin Simmons, Vernon Broughton, Jahdae Barron, and others. The Longhorns made a goal-line stand with under 8:00 minutes left to keep the score at its final 38-24 margin. Texas held onto the ball to run out most of the clock, and Michael Taaffe delivered the final blow to end Clemson’s dying chances.
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The Longhorns and the Sun Devils have battled just once in their history. Texas defeated Arizona State in the 2007 Holiday Bowl by a score of 52-34. The game is remembered by Longhorn fans for Chris Jessie’s interference with a live ball.
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Other teams to advance in the College Football Playoff include No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 6 Penn State. The Fighting Irish will battle No. 2 seed Georgia in the Sugar Bowl while Penn State heads to Phoenix, Ariz. to face the No. 3 Boise State Broncos.
