Texas Beats Ohio State Before 14 Million Viewers, Setting Week 2 Record
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 23
Texas Beats Ohio State Before 14 Million Viewers, Setting Week 2 Record
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 23
Summary
Texas' comeback win over Ohio State averaged 14 million viewers and peaked at 16.4 million, making it the most-watched Week 2 college football game on record across all networks.
The audience also made it the most-watched regular-season primetime game since Notre Dame-USC in 2012, underscoring the national pull of both programs.
LSU's 10.9 million-viewer thriller at Ole Miss led Week 3 and peaked at 13.7 million, but still trailed the Texas-Ohio State audience by a wide margin.
Both games were decided late and packed with comeback drama, yet the ratings gap reinforced Texas and Ohio State as college football's biggest national TV brands.