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Inside the Numbers: Arizona State gassed, then gashed, the Texas defense

It was an all-time collapse from the No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns, but thanks to heroics in overtime they managed to edge out the No. 4 seed Arizona State Sun Devils to advance to the College Football playoff semifinals. The Sun Devils found something they liked against the Texas defense late in the game and took advantage of it, while the offense had to make up for its early struggles with late-game fireworks.

Arizona State: 510 total yards (214 rushing, 296 passing)

The Longhorns had a lid on the ASU offense early in the game, holding the Sun Devils to just 178 yards in the first half, with the vaunted rushing attack managing just 47 through the first 47 minutes.