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Texas rallies from 20 points down to No. 1

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Texas Claims No.1

Texas Longhorns claim No. 1 after a 24-23 comeback win over Ohio State.
Texas erased a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit, scoring 21 unanswered points in Austin.
The rally is the largest fourth-quarter comeback against an AP No. 1 team, Sportradar reports.
Ohio State fell from No. 1 to No. 6 in both AP and Coaches polls.
Texas received 56 of 68 AP first-place votes and 42 of 74 Coaches votes.

Summary

Cruz Urges Bill

Senator Ted Cruz spent ten minutes on ESPN’s “College GameDay” urging Senate passage of the Protect College Sports Act.
The bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, co-sponsored by Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, seeks to curb rising college-sports spending.
Senate leaders and President Donald Trump back the bill, while Sen. Chris Murphy opposes it.
A Senate vote is scheduled before the chamber recesses for the upcoming midterm elections.

History

Historical Context

The NCAA, founded in 1906 to enforce amateurism, tightened compensation rules with the 1948 Sanity Code and later faced antitrust challenges such as the 2014 O’Bannon case and the 2021 Alston ruling that opened name-image-likeness deals. Building on that legacy, Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell introduced the 2024 Protect College Sports Act amid the Longhorns’ comeback over Ohio State.

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Texas Claims No.1

Texas Longhorns claim No. 1 after a 24-23 comeback win over Ohio State.
Texas erased a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit, scoring 21 unanswered points in Austin.
The rally is the largest fourth-quarter comeback against an AP No. 1 team, Sportradar reports.
Ohio State fell from No. 1 to No. 6 in both AP and Coaches polls.
Texas received 56 of 68 AP first-place votes and 42 of 74 Coaches votes.

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