Texas has reached consecutive College Football Playoff semifinals and posted 25 wins over two years. You have to go all the way back to when Colt McCoy was playing quarterback during coach Mack Brown's heyday more than 15 years ago to find a better stretch.

A sophomore expected to start at quarterback for the Longhorns next season, Arch Manning praised Quinn Ewers and the team leaders after the CFP loss.

Ohio State's run included knocking off some of the sport's best. The Buckeyes erased all self-doubt if Texas was meant to be the so-called kink in the armor. It exploited the Longhorns and then some, serving as a simple reminder as to what could have been. Now, all Texas can do is watch.