Texas' Arch Manning puts loss to Ohio State on his shoulders: 'I've got to play better for us to win'

Arch Manning had a rough start to the season as the Texas Longhorns fell to the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon Manning had incredibly high expectations going into the bout and had a tough time figuring out the Buckeyes defense He was -of- with passing yards a touchdown pass and an interception He threw the touchdown pass to Parker Livingstone late in the battle to cut the deficit However Ohio State held on for the - win CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe young quarterback put the loss on his shoulders It took us too long to get the ball down the field he revealed via ESPN That starts with me They're a good crew but I thought we beat ourselves a lot That starts with me and I've got to play better for us to win Texas had more than minutes of possession and outgained Ohio State - But the offense struggled to execute in the red zone when it got inside the Buckeyes -yard line The company turned the ball over on downs in the red zone twice in the second half OREGON'S MASCOT LOSES HEAD AFTER TRIPPING ON THE FIELDLonghorns head coach Steve Sarkisian defended Manning in his postgame chat with reporters He credited Ohio State s defense They've got a good scheme he declared They've got a very smart secondary and they made Arch work I thought at halftime Arch having a chance to really sit and look at the tape and understand particular of the coverages they were playing I think that helped him into the second half Texas will look to bounce back against San Jose State next week Ohio State will play Grambling Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter