{"id":434755,"date":"2026-09-13T13:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T13:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/434755\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T13:48:11","slug":"kevin-durant-hypes-up-texas-upset-win-vs-osu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/434755\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Durant Hypes Up Texas’ Upset Win Vs. OSU"},"content":{"rendered":"

One Saturday night in Austin Texas we got to see a rematch of Ohio State versus Texas. Last season the Buckeyes got the better of the Longhorns in a 14-7 win at \u2018The Shoe,\u2019 in Columbus. <\/p>\n

In the first half of Saturday game saw Ohio State dominate the Longhorns for the first 30 minutes finish the half up 20 to 3. After Julian Sayin completed a 19-yard pass to Jeremiah Smith with ten second left. <\/p>\n

OSU\u2019s kicker Connor Hawkins would add another field goal at the 8:09 mark in the third quarter pushing the Buckeyes lead to 23-3, but unfortunately that would be time they scored. <\/p>\n

Texas would go on to scored 21 points unanswered to win the game 24-23 behind the leadership of Arch Manning and behind the running of running back Daylan \u2018Hollywood\u2019 Smothers who finished the game with 74 yards on 21 carries, and two touchdowns. \u00a0Manning went 23\/37 passing for 195 yards with a touchdown, and an interception. <\/p>\n

After the game, Manning spoke about being proud of his teammates for find away to win after being down 20 points. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just so proud of our guys in all three phases,\u201d Arch Manning said postgame<\/a>. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t very pretty, but we found a way to win. That\u2019s what good teams do. We\u2019ve got a bunch of good players. Lot of leaders. It\u2019s going to be a fun night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had nightmares about that game last year. So, we finally got a good win tonight. Gonna have a good night in Austin.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI promise you, what they ran last week against Ball State, we’re not going to get,\u201d Sarkisian said<\/a>. \u201cIt’s like the NFL preseason, right? What guys run in the preseason is not what they’re running in week one, two, and three of the regular season in the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the chaos after the game, former Longhorn\u2019s legend and current Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant could be seen hugging Manning following the big comeback against the Buckeyes. <\/p>\n

Before the game ESPN was able to capture Durant playing catch on the sideline. On Twitter, ESPN asked the if, \u201cKD got eligibility?\u201d\u00a0 left. <\/p>\n

Durant has been seen getting some off-season work in Austin, as seen in avideo posted by the Longhorns Men\u2019s Basketball team<\/a>, and
earlier this month opened up a restaurant <\/a>called the Austin Sports Club. <\/p>\n

In a statement received by SI’s Eric Jay Santos<\/a>, Durant shared how important Austin is to him and how he wanted to have space like the Sports Club to come back for moving forward.\n<\/p>\n

“Austin is an incredibly important place to me, and I’ve wanted to have a space like Austin Sports Club to come back to for a long time,” said Durant. “The team at Lobos has done an incredible job with hospitality in Austin, and that they understand the city I love so well was a big factor in this partnership.”<\/p>\n

As for the Longhorns, they play the University of Texas at San Antonio next week in Austin.<\/p>\n

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