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Texas football returns to Atlanta after competing in the SEC championship game there on Dec. 7, and this time the fifth-seeded Longhorns are playing in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal against No. 4 Arizona State, the Big 12 champion.
Can the Longhorns (12-2) cool off a red-hot Sun Devils squad that has soared to rare heights under second-year coach Kenny Dillingham? Arizona State beat Iowa State for the Big 12 championship in its first season in the conference, and the Sun Devils (11-2) will stroll into the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with plenty of swagger despite being a 13-point underdog. But Texas, the only team that has reached the past two CFPs, boasts a veteran squad led by a three-year starter at quarterback in Quinn Ewers.
We ask three key questions for Texas before the game against Arizona State. After the game, we will have some answers:
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Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo rushed for 170 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Sun Devils’ win over Iowa State in the Big 12 championship game on Dec. 7.
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Pregame question: The Arizona State senior may just be the best running back in the nation south of Boise, Idaho. Just ask the brash bruiser himself, a 5-foot-10, 225-pounder who racked up 1,568 yards and 19 touchdowns on 263 carries this season while adding 37 receptions for 506 yards and three more scores. He finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting and earned first-team All-American honors.
The strength of the Texas defense may be against the pass, but the run defense isn’t too shabby, giving up 104.2 yards rushing a game and 3.1 yards a carry.
Postgame answer: Check here after the game for the answer.
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2025-01-01 06:01:00
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