Arch Manning, Texas flop, as Ohio State defense sends Lee Corso out a winner

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Consider this the Quinn Ewers and Will Howard appreciation game.

Or, call it the Arvell Reese destroys Texas game. Ohio State’s linebacker left a path of devastation, and the Buckeyes’ defense wrecked the nation’s No. 1-ranked team. Check Arch Manning for tire tracks.

If not for the seven letters stitched across the back of the Texas quarterback’s uniform, you wouldn’t have known he’s a Manning.

And if the nation’s No. 1 team was in attendance here at the Horseshoe, you could’ve fooled me. You could convince me, though, that Ohio State retains a premier defense. The No. 2 Buckeyes prevailed, 14-7, in a game where slugfest might be too kind of term.

At times, this looked like an ugh-fest, but Ohio State won’t mind a win that’ll look good on the résumé.