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We have hit a point in the College Football Playoff where every team remaining that is in a conference was a contender to win it late in the season, and that championship quality will be put to the test when Big 12 champion Arizona State squares off against SEC runner-up Texas in the Peach Bowl quarterfinal.
The Longhorns, the No. 5 seed in the bracket, advanced out of the first-ever CFP first round with a 38-24 win against Clemson, and in doing so received the privilege of advancing to the quarterfinals and playing in the Peach Bowl against the tournament’s No. 4 seed, Arizona State. The Sun Devils have been off since claiming the Big 12 title back on Dec. 7 in Dallas in a rout of Iowa State. That’s allowed Big 12 Coach of the Year Kenny Dillingham some time to reset after the whirlwind 11-win season and get the team focused on what it will take to extend the program’s first-ever CFP appearance by another game.
The matchup itself will be just the second-ever meeting between Texas and Arizona State, with the previous game being a 52-34 win for the Longhorns in the 2007 Holiday Bowl. It’s also an unfamiliar bowl location for both programs. Texas has never played in the Peach Bowl and Arizona State’s only previous Peach Bowl experience came in 1960, a 48-26 win against North Carolina to cap an 11-0 season.
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Author : Chip Patterson
Publish date : 2025-01-01 03:00:00
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