QUINIX Sport News: College Football Playoff: Buckeyes start with three unanswered TDs

Here’s where we stand with three playoff games in the books:

For the CFP nightcap we head to Columbus, where Tennessee fans are making their presence known:

The Longhorns earn a spot in the quarterfinals, where they’ll face Arizona State in the Peach Bowl on Jan. 1.

Arch Manning fumbles the snap and fails to convert what would have been the game-clinching first down for the Longhorns. One last gasp for the Tigers here.

Texas is methodically moving the chains and keeping the clock moving.

We’re at the 2-minute timeout and the Longhorns still have the ball. This one is all but over.

The Tigers get stopped on two straight runs at the 1.

Massive stop for Texas, which takes over with 7:24 to play.

Cade Klubnik is throwing it all over the yard and he’s led the Tigers inside the 5-yard line, but Clemson just burned a timeout before facing a 3rd and goal.

Longhorns RBs today:

Jaydon Blue: 12 carries, 146 yards, 2 TDs

Quintrevion Wisner: 12 carries, 110 yards, 2 TDs

Jaydon Blue unleashes a 77-yard TD run!

Instant answer for the Longhorns, who are right back to a 2-TD lead.

Cade Klubnik finds T.J. Moore in the end zone on a 4th and 6 pass. The clutch play makes it a one-score game. We’ve got a ballgame here in Austin early in the 4th!

Texas 31, Clemson 24

A Longhorns drive makes it into Clemson territory by Quinn Ewers throws incomplete on 4th and 2.

Clemson takes over with a chance to cut further into the lead.

That happened fast. Two big pass plays and the Tigers are in the end zone.

Cade Klubnik fired it to Jarvis Green for a 25-yard score, and Clemson has life!

Texas 31, Clemson 17

Cade Klubnik took an ugly sack, fumbling it away before his teammate eventually recovered, and that pretty much killed another drive for the Tigers.

Texas gets it back.

Only so many more chances for Clemson to try to get back into this game.

Bert Auburn hits from 22 yards to extend the Longhorns’ lead.

Texas got near the goal line after a PI call, but unable to get into the end zone.

Manning had already entered the game earlier for a handoff, but this time he drops back to pass and ends up scrambling for a first down on a 3rd-and-1 play.

Texas receives the 2nd-half kickoff and will try to extend its lead here.

The Texas offense is putting on a clinic so far. Can Clemson do anything to stop it in the second half or are we looking at a third straight playoff blowout?

Quinn Ewers fires it to Gunnar Helm for a 19-yard TD toss. Big answer for the Longhorns following the turnover. And they extend their lead right before halftime.

Texas 28, Clemson 10

Nolan Hauser knocks it in from 32 yards and Clemson cuts into the lead a bit.

Texas 21, Clemson 10 | 1:33 in 2nd