Texas and Arizona State have combined for one of the best games thus far in the College Football Playoff, and that wild Peach Bowl has not been short on drama or controversy.

After holding a 16-point lead in the 4th quarter, the Longhorns allowed the Sun Devils to score 16 straight points to tie it up. Cam Skattebo was instrumental in that push for Arizona State, and a missed field goal by Texas allowed Arizona State a possession inside 2 minutes left to try and tie things up.

After a penalty, Texas would force a 3rd-and-long and came up with a stop about 5 yards short of the first down marker on a completion by the Sun Devils. The hit by Michael Taaffee was especially brutal and laid out the Arizona State receiver who laid on the turf for a long time while being tended to.

Here's how the hit went down:

Officials paused the game during the injury check to review the hit for a potential targeting call, and replays of the hit appeared to show a dangerous blow from Taaffe. There was contact between both players' helmets, and the fact that Melquan Stovall was blindsided by the hit made it appear even worse.

ESPN's broadcast booth and rules analyst relayed that they believed the criteria was there to flip the call (no flag was thrown live) into a targeting situation. A flag would have kept Arizona State's drive alive and on the cusp of field goal range with time winding down.

However, the replay booth determined the hit by Taaffe was not worthy of a penalty, forcing Arizona State to punt with just over a minute remaining. That call loomed large with the Longhorns managing to get into field goal range for one final kick before time expired, but that kick doinked off the upright for Bert Auburn's 2nd miss of the game.

The two sides now head to overtime, but that targeting call looms large in the CFP quarterfinal.