The Texas Longhorns defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 24-21 in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Texas needed their final drive to win the game. They were down 21-17 with 2:05 to go. But Longhorns' quarterback Colt McCoy led the comeback for the Longhorns, driving 78 yards for the winning play. With 16 seconds left, McCoy threw a pass to wide receiver Quan Cosby, who ran it to the endzone for a 26 yard touchdown catch.
For the Buckeyes, this is their third straight loss in BCS bowl games. Since beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2006 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, they have been to a BCS bowl game each year and have lost. The last two BCS bowl games they were a part of were in the national championship game. In 2007, they lost the national championship game to the Florida Gators 41-14 when they were undefeated coming into the game and ranked #1. In 2008, they lost to LSU in the national championship game when LSU were a two-loss team. They were the first team to have two losses to be in the national championship.
Some have felt that the Longhorns belonged in the national championship game. Instead, Oklahoma plays Florida for the crown. Many have felt like the Longhorns needed to win this game convincingly to make a strong case. However, they didn't do that. It'll be interesting to see how the voters vote at the end of the national championship game.
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