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Ohio State remains the favorite to win the national championship despite losing to Texas in a historic fourth-quarter collapse where Texas rallied from 9 points down with 20 points in the final quarter. DraftKings adjusted Ohio State’s odds to +530, still shorter than Texas at +650. This resilience is due to the expanded College Football Playoff format and the belief that a single loss doesn’t diminish their championship prospects, as evidenced by their performance in 2024 after two regular-season losses.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
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Story summary
On Saturday, college football saw unprecedented chaos as Texas staged a remarkable 20-point comeback to defeat top-ranked Ohio State with a final score of 24-23 in Austin, Texas. This dramatic turn of events came after Oklahoma State unexpectedly beat No. 6 Oregon, causing shockwaves through the college football world despite Texas's rise to the top spot. Although Ohio State dropped to No. 6 in the AP Top 25 rankings, their odds to win the national championship only slightly decreased from +550 to +530 at DraftKings. This illustrates how a single loss, even against an elite opponent like Texas, does not significantly impact a team's chances of reaching the playoffs and potentially winning the title in today’s expanded College Football Playoff era.
Written for “College Football Chaos Era” on 2026-09-17,
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Not every loss is created equal.
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loss → create → ?
Arch Manning and No. 4 Texas’ historic 24-23 triumph over No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday will be one to remember, but it wasn’t enough to shake up college football futures markets: the Buckeyes’ odds as favorites to win the national championship only got shorter.
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odds → remember → championship
Ohio State moved from +550 to +530 at DraftKings after Texas marched back with 20 points in the fourth quarter — the largest fourth-quarter rally to defeat a No. 1 team.
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Texas → move → team
The Buckeyes sank to No. 6 in the AP Top 25 while Texas, now the No. 1 team in the country, sits next on the board, priced at +650.
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Texas → sink → +650
This surprising market reaction underscores just how little one regular-season loss to a contender can mean in the expanded College Football Playoff era, according to DraftKings Director of Sports Operations Johnny Avello.
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loss → underscore → Avello
“In today’s college football landscape, a team can suffer a loss or two and still make a championship run.
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team → suffer → run
Ohio State proved that in 2024, winning the national title after two regular-season losses,” Avello told The Post.
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Avello → prove → Post
Ohio State was ranked No. 3 when it lost 32-31 to No. 4 Oregon on Oct. 12 and No. 2 when it was shut out 13-0 by an unranked Michigan team on Nov. 30, 2024.
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it → rank → Nov.
That was the first season with an expanded 12-team playoff format, featuring four rounds, with first-round games played at on-campus sites and subsequent rounds hosted by major bowl games.
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That → expand → games
The game script and conditions also carry weight.
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script → carry → weight
The Buckeyes commanded most of the game until the fourth-quarter collapse, outgaining the Longhorns by 36 in total yardage.
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Buckeyes → command → yardage
They did that despite the hostility of playing in front of 100,119 opposing fans and the first three quarters ultimately mattered more than the final result.
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quarters → do → result
“While Ohio State did blow a lead, they were in control for most of that game in a hostile road environment.
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they → blow → environment
The result could have gone either way,” BetMGM public relations manager John Ewing told The Post.
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Ewing → go → Post
This also wasn’t a Big Ten loss, so Ohio State still has a viable road to winning the conference and reaching the playoff.
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State → have → playoff
“A one-point road loss to Texas — one of the highest-rated teams on our board — doesn’t materially change our view of either team,” Aviello said.
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Aviello → rat → team
“Ohio State remains our top-rated team, with elite talent across the field and a clear path to the College Football Playoff.
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State → remain → Playoff
The same logic works in reverse, as Texas’ late push when it reverted to the run and short passing game didn’t erase their struggles beforehand.
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it → work → struggles
The victory pads its playoff pursuit early, but it’s more or less a feather in the cap.
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it → pad → cap
The Longhorns will have to prove their adjustments can last with a gauntlet of six ranked teams ahead on their schedule.
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adjustments → have → schedule
They’ll first get a tune-up against UTSA on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET while the Buckeyes return home to face Illinois at noon.
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Buckeyes → get → noon
Why Trust New York Post Betting
Sean Treppedi handicaps the NFL, NHL, MLB and college football for the New York Post.
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Treppedi → trust → Post
He primarily focuses on picks that reflect market value while tracking trends to mitigate risk.
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that → focus → risk
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