ATLANTA — With Arizona State one play away from pulling off a comeback for the ages in the College Football Playoff, Quinn Ewers delivered a throw to Matthew Golden that saved the season for Texas. Ewers passed 28 yards to Golden for a touchdown on fourth-and-13 to force a second overtime, and Mukuba’s interception clinched a 39-31 victory after Texas …
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta CNN — In arguably the best game of the 12-team College Football Playoff so far, Arizona State nearly pulled off what had once seemed impossible. After being thoroughly dominated through three quarters, the Sun Devils mounted a gusty comeback in the game’s final quarter to force overtime against the high-powered Texas Longhorns. Arizona State seemed to take …
Texas avoided the first big upset of the College Football Playoff, hitting a fourth-and-long touchdown pass to keep the game going and beating Cam Skattebo and Arizona State 39-31 in double overtime when an interception by Andrew Mukuba finally ended a Peach Bowl quarterfinal classic Wednesday. Skattebo led the Sun Devils back from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter …
ATLANTA — As they prepare for Arizona State’s biggest game in nearly three decades, the guys who made it happen aren’t the least bit surprised to be rated a two-touchdown underdog in the College Football Playoff. “That’s kind of what’s been fueling us.” Of the eight teams still vying for a national championship, there’s no bigger surprise than Arizona State, …
