Top-5 matchup features Texas hosting Ohio State
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No. 1 Ohio State (1-0) at No. 4 Texas (1-0), Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Texas by 1.5. Against the spread: Texas 1-0, Ohio State 1-0.
How to watch: ABC
Key stats
Texas Offense
Overall: 516 yards per game (36th in FBS)
Passing: 360 yards per game (15th)
Rushing: 156 yards per game (73rd)
Scoring: 59 points per game (13th)
Texas Defense
Overall: 349 yards per game (79th in FBS)
Passing: 188 yards per game (70th)
Rushing: 161 yards per game (101st)
Scoring: 7 points per game (25th)
Ohio State Offense
Overall: 671 yards per game (3rd in FBS)
Passing: 434 yards per game (3rd)
Rushing: 237 yards per game (37th)
Scoring: 56 points per game (19th)
Ohio State Defense
Overall: 165 yards per game (20th in FBS)
Passing: 120 yards per game (37th)
Rushing: 45 yards per game (18th)
Scoring: 3 points per game (10th)
Texas is 131st in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 57.1% of the time. Ohio State ranks 60th on offense, converting on 45.5% of third downs.
Texas is 14th in the FBS with a +2 turnover margin.
Ohio State ranks 118th in the FBS averaging 81 penalty yards per game, compared to Texas’ 29th-ranked 35 per-game average.
Texas is 7th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 33.3% of red zone trips.
Team leaders
Texas
Passing: Arch Manning, 305 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, 74.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Daylan Smothers, 70 yards on 10 carries, 0 TDs
Receiving: Ryan Wingo, 121 yards on 7 catches, 1 TD
Ohio State
Passing: Julian Sayin, 320 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 84 completion percentage
Rushing: Ja’Kobi Jackson, 83 yards on 8 carries, 1 TD
Receiving: Jeremiah Smith, 151 yards on 8 catches, 2 TDs
Last game
Texas beat Texas State 59-7 on Sept. 5. Manning threw for 305 yards on 20-of-27 attempts (74.1%) with four touchdowns and one interception. Smothers had 70 rushing yards on 10 carries, adding three receptions for 28 yards and one touchdown. Wingo recorded 121 yards on seven catches with one touchdown.
Ohio State defeated Ball State 56-3 on Sept. 5. Sayin threw for 320 yards on 21-of-25 attempts (84.0%) with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball three times for -9 yards and one rushing touchdown. Jackson had 83 rushing yards on eight carries and one touchdown. Smith had eight receptions for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
Next game
Texas hosts UTSA on Sept. 19. Ohio State hosts Kent State on Sept. 19.