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In Austin, Texas pulled off one of the most stunning reversals college football has seen in years. Down twenty points heading into the fourth quarter against top-ranked Ohio State, the Longhorns erupted for twenty-one unanswered points, capped by Hollywood Smothers leaping over the pile on a one-yard run with just twenty-five seconds left to seal a twenty-four to twenty-three win. Texas just knocked off the number one team in the country.
And the man at the center of it all, Arch Manning, made it deeply personal. Manning told ESPN's Laura Rutledge postgame that last year's loss to Ohio State gave him genuine nightmares, and Saturday night was his chance to exorcise those demons. The win does more than boost the Longhorns' ranking — it announces Manning as a legitimate force at the next level.
Shifting to the ring, Australian cruiserweight Jai Opetaia made a brutal statement Saturday, stopping Noel Mikaelian with a devastating knockout to claim the cruiserweight titles. Opetaia didn't waste a moment celebrating — he immediately called out David Benavidez, putting the boxing world on notice that he's ready for the biggest stage available.
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