Silas Bolden returned a punt 75 yards to the house and the Texas Longhorns used a lightning-quick start to take a 17-3 lead over the Arizona State Sun Devils at halftime of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Peach Bowl on Wednesday.

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers finished the first half 6 of 10 passing for 114 yards and no picks. He found receiver Matthew Golden for a 54-yard catch-and-run on the Longhorns’ first play of the game before connecting with DeAndre Moore Jr. for a 23-yard touchdown on the next snap. Bolden’s touchdown came after an Arizona State three-and-out.

Sun Devils star running back Cam Skattebo finished the first half with 13 carries for 45 yards. Arizona State quarterback Sam Levitt went 15 of 27 passing for 99 yards, but it was a 32-yard reception by offensive lineman Blazen Lono-Wong on a fake punt on 4th and 9 that proved to be the longest pass play of the first half for the Sun Devils. ASU used that play to get into field-goal range, but Texas edge Ethan Burke blocked the kick.

The Longhorns won the toss but deferred to the second half. Arizona State received the opening kickoff and appeared to go three-and-out quickly, but a running into the kicker penalty on Texas linebacker Morice Blackwell Jr. on the ensuing punt extended ASU’s drive.

The Sun Devils made the most of the flag and got a 33-yard field goal from Carston Kieffer to take an early 3-0 lead, but that’s when the Longhorns burst out of the gates with the early scoring sequence.

Texas will get the ball to begin the second half.

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After getting through Clemson in the opening round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, the fifth-seeded Texas Longhorns now play the No. 4 seed and Big 12 champion Arizona State Sun Devils. Arizona State and Texas will meet in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Peach Bowl as part of the CFP quarterfinal round.

The Peach Bowl kicks off at 1 p.m. ET on New Year’s Day, the first of three quarterfinal games on the holiday.

The Sun Devils earned a first-round bye as the last of the four highest-ranked conference champions. Texas missed out on a bye due to a heartbreaking overtime loss to Georgia in the SEC championship game. The Longhorns cruised past Clemson, the ACC champion, in the first round with a 38-24 win on Dec. 21.

Although Arizona State received the bye and higher seed in the CFP field, Texas comes in as the favorite, higher-ranked team throughout the regular season. Texas finished ranked No. 3 in the CFP standings, while ASU was ranked No. 12. In the AP poll, Texas is ranked No. 4 and ASU is ranked No. 10.

This year marks the Sun Devils’ first CFP appearance. The Longhorns make their second appearance after they made the field last year before falling to Washington in the semifinals.

Now, Texas and Arizona state will battle in Atlanta to advance to this year’s semifinal. The winner will head to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl game.

Here’s what it costs to watch Texas and Arizona State in person at the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day:

As of Tuesday, the get-in price for the 2025 Peach Bowl and College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Texas and Arizona State is pretty affordable. The cheapest pair of seats on GameTime are $19 each in section 327, row 20 which is in the upper section behind the end zone. SeatGeek has seats in the upper corner for $23 each while TicketMaster has seats in the upper corner near the sideline for $25.

To sit in the lower level, TicketMaster has seats available for $40 each in section 102, row 47 which is behind the end zone. GameTime has similar seats available in section 101, row 51 for $42 apiece. Club-level seats, which provide access to all-inclusive food and drinks, start at $189 a seat on TicketMaster.

To have a premium seating experience at the Peach Bowl, you’ll need a club-level ticket which provide access to the handful of clubs on the sidelines at Mercedes-Benz stadium.

If you’re an Arizona State fan, you can sit in the second row behind the Sun Devils’ bench at the 50-yard line for $447 a seat, which you can find on SeatGeek. Tickets drop down to $249 each a section over, in section 111, row 3 on GameTime.

For Texas fans, seats can be found in the club-level toward the front of the opposite sideline for $399 each in section 127, row 2, which is behind the Longhorns’ bench at the 40-yard line. Texas fans can sit in the front row behind the sideline for $581. Those seats are all found on SeatGeek.

The quarterfinal round has arrived for the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, and the nation will finally get a look at one of the biggest Cinderella stories of all time — the Arizona State Sun Devils.

The Sun Devils were picked to finish last in their first season in the 16-team Big 12 by the media. They were projected to win 4.5 games by the oddsmakers.

And at the beginning of the 2024 season, the Las Vegas oddsmakers had ASU +10,000 to win the Big 12 Conference. That’s 100 to 1 odds. If you had wagered $100 on the Sun Devils to win the Big 12 in August, you would have walked away with $10,000.

How improbable has Arizona State’s run to the Peach Bowl been? According to Vegas Insider, the Sun Devils winning the Big 12 is the sixth-greatest upset in betting history, just behind the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series in 2004 (+12,000).

The oddsmakers continue to doubt the Sun Devils, listing them as 12.5-point underdogs to the Texas Longhorns in the 2025 Peach Bowl.

Arizona State is used to being in this position, and running back Cam Skattebo has unwavering confidence in the Sun Devils’ ability to compete at the highest level.

“They continue to keep saying that people are going to try to stop me.. There’s nobody out there that can stop me,” Skattebo said on Monday. “We played in 13 games, and I’ve been the target on each one, so I’m not too worried. We’re going to play our game and play ball and see what happens there.”

Here are details on how to watch No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas on New Year’s Day.

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The oddsmakers have Texas as 12.5 to 13.5-point favorites. Here are the latest betting odds, courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.

Who: No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal

Spread: Arizona State +12.5 (-112)

Kickoff Time: Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. MST

Our Prediction: Arizona State 24, Texas 21

TV Channel: ABC, ESPN

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