Sloppy and ineffective. That summed up most of the night for the Ohio State offense, as the Buckeyes looked electric at the beginning before Texas' defense got the upper hand. Need a break?

ARLINGTON — Texas football went to the wire with ... Alfred Collins and Bill Norton played big in the middle while helping hold Ohio State’s touted run game to 81 total yards on 24 carries.

Tate found more room over the middle on the next play ... read option and was tackle for a two-yard loss. With Texas able to go after the Ohio State quarterback on 3rd and 26, Howard settled ...

Ohio State and Texas head into the fourth quarter in a ... Will Howard forces a pass to him and is picked off in the middle of the field by linebacker David Gbenda. Smith has just one catch ...

when Texas positioned itself at the Ohio State 1-yard line, facing a 21-14 deficit with four minutes on the clock and four downs to work with. Jerrick Gibson's first-down run up the middle yielded ...

Texas cannot block Ohio State’s pass rush ... Will Howard hits Tate for a 12-yard gain over the middle. Ewers' struggles with pressure is his biggest issue. It was very evident against Georgia ...