Steve Sarkisian Praises Quinn Ewers' 'Composure and Poise' After Texas Beats ASU

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian praised his starting quarterback, Quinn Ewers, for his "composure and poise" following Wednesday's 39-31 double-overtime playoff victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils.

"If I can be the model of composure and Quinn can be the model of composure and poise, that permeates throughout our team," Sarkisian said after the win. "Some great plays. (Andrew) Mukuba with a great pick, Matt Golden, Gunnar Helm. Bunch of guys making big plays."

Ewers finished the Peach Bowl quarterfinal by completing 20-of-30 attempts for 322 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

After facing a 24-8 deficit early in the fourth quarter, the Sun Devils fought back, scoring two touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversions to tie it 24-24 and send the game into overtime.

"What a swing of emotions throughout this entire game," Sarkisian said. "One thing that's been true about our team all year is their resiliency. We continue to fight back regardless of what odds we're up against. Some great plays there in overtime. We stubbed our toe there a little, we need to play better football than we played today. But surely, man, our fight was pretty cool."

Texas will face the winner of the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl Classic for a spot in the CFP national title game.