NEW ORLEANS – The University of Texas football program had an opportunity to complete one of the greatest come-from-behind efforts in college football history, but a fourth-down pass into the end zone was deflected away as the third-ranked Longhorns fell to the second-ranked Washington Huskies, 37-31, in the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs.
Trailing 37-28 following a 27-yard field goal from Washington's Grady Gross, quarterback Quinn Ewers and the Longhorn offense setup shop at its 25-yard line with 2:34 remaining in the game's final quarter. Ewers orchestrated four consecutive plays that resulted in a first down and moved Texas down into the red zone following an 8-yard scramble by the second-year signal caller combined with a 10-yard holding penalty against the Husky defense.