What we learned in Texas' Peach Bowl win over Arizona State

ATLANTA, Ga. – A large percentage of the Texas faithful placed a bet heading into the Peach Bowl against Arizona State. Not the type of bet collected at a window in the desert, but one that resulted in a lot of empty seats at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta – the same place that housed the SEC championship in December and will host the national championship game on Jan. 20. 

Texas fans skipped the Peach Bowl en masse with the College Football Playoff semifinal taking place up I-35 at the Cotton Bowl, and their Horns made sure the wager cashed in a frustratingly exciting 39-31 victory over the Sun Devils to start the new year. But not without a sweat. The Longhorns allowed Arizona State to erase a 24-8 lead with 10:17 left in the game and missed two potential game-winning field goal attempts before closing out the Sun Devils in double-overtime.