SwampButt Underwear College Football Scale of Sultry Picked the Upset Winners Texas and Oklahoma State for Week Two

September 12, 2026 – The SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry (SOS) continued to pick winners of college football games for the second week in a row as it correctly picked 44 of 86 games to go 44-42. Of the eight featured match-ups the ‘scale was 5-3. The ‘scale record through the first two weeks of college football is 99-77.

While not designed for college football alone, the SwampButt Underwear Scale of Sultry takes temperature, humidity and solar exposure to produce a number between 1-10. A score of one means lower humidity, temperature and an overall more comfortable environment where sweaty underwear will dry much faster.  A higher score means muggier conditions that sap energy and make evaporation of sweaty underwear unlikely.

Picking Upsets

Two of games in week two were major upsets and one of those completely unexpected. The ‘scale’ correctly picked Texas to defeat Ohio State. But it also decreed that Oklahoma State would defeat Oregon, an unlikely selection based on first week performances by both of those teams.

• Week one the Cowboys dropped their contest to the Tulsa Hurricanes, by 24-10. The rest of the Big 12 wrote the ‘boys’ off for the remainder of the season. But the Cowboys mounted the Oregon Ducks and rode them to a win of 39-31. It was the first time Oregon had lost a game that since losing twice to Indiana in 2025 in the regular season and in a playoff game, respectively. Oregon was not reported to be in a rebuilding year and was expected to dominate Okie State the same way they had the previous year.  It was not to be. A severe thunderstorm and lightning forced a roughly 90-minute delay before kickoff. [1]
• Extreme Temperatures: Field-level temperatures and the artificial turf drove the heat index up into triple digits, reaching as high as 107 degrees during the game. [1, 2]
• Home Advantage: Oklahoma State coach Eric Morris noted that the Cowboys used the weather delay to keep their locker room ice cold and rested, turning the extreme environment to their advantage. Oregon coach Dan Lansing, however, did not use the weather or heat as an excuse for the team’s poor execution. [1, 2]

Ohio State Collapse

Meanwhile in. Austin, Texas the Longhorns mounted a rally and scored 21 unanswered fourth quarter points for the win. The Texas win over Ohio State is a classic lesson in why and how the Scale of Sultry works. It takes heat, humidity, and solar conditions of the game location and juxtaposes those against the same parameters of each school’s location.  The theory is that the team from the warmer climate will prevail because their conditioning is more rigorous due to local heat and humidity.

Reports from KXAN-TV stated, ‘by 4 p.m. Saturday, temperatures hovered around 100 degrees near DKR stadium. Off East Dean Kenton Street and San Jacinto Boulevard, a graduate student recorded feels-like temps with a heat stress tracker: it read between 119-121 degrees in the sunlight.’

According to quotes, the players from Ohio State trained for the Texas heat by, among other things, spending time in saunas. While Ohio State’s coaches and players didn’t blame the heat entirely for their fourth-quarter collapse, they openly acknowledged before and after the game how heavily they had to rotate players due to the grueling environmental conditions. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] In his postgame press conference, head coach Ryan Day noted that the staff felt forced to substitute more heavily than planned in the second half: [1]

How the Box Score Reveals the Second-Half Slowdown

While nothing here states emphatically or offers proof that the weather was the only or main determinant of the outcome, it is certainly noteworthy. The box score heavily reflects how the heat and fatigue took their toll on the Ohio State offense after halftime. The Buckeyes totaled 240 yards of offense in the first half to build their lead, but they managed just 132 total yards in the second half as the Texas defense locked down. [1, 2, 3]

The Offensive Stagnation: Ohio State ran only 22 plays in the entire second half compared to Texas’s 47. This extreme disparity in time of possession allowed the Longhorns to control the ball for 19 of the final 30 minutes, completely wearing down the Buckeyes’ defense by the fourth quarter. [1]

• Jeremiah Smith’s Disappearing Act: All-American wide receiver Jeremiah Smith had an explosive first half, finishing the game overall with 8 receptions for 164 yards and a touchdown. However, the Texas defense adjusted heavily in the heat, containing him over the final two quarters as key throws his way misfired. [1, 2, 3, 4] Quarterback Julian Sayin put up strong overall numbers, passing for 278 yards (including a 19-yard touchdown pass to Smith). However, his performance was a tale of two halves as the late-game pressure and fatigue mounted. [1, 2, 3]
• Slowing Down Against the Rush: After a smooth start, Sayin was limited to just 5 completions on 16 attempts in the second half. The Texas pass rush, led by senior edge Colin Simmons (who logged a sack and 2 tackles for loss), began breaking through the tired Ohio State offensive line. Sayin was sacked twice and finished with -7 net rushing yards. [1, 2, 3]
• The Final Drive: After Texas took a 24-23 lead with 25 seconds left on the clock, Sayin had one final opportunity to salvage the game. Under heavy duress, his desperation pass on the final play of the game was intercepted by defensive back Graceson Littleton, sealing the comeback victory for the Longhorns. [1, 2, 3]
• The Ground Game Stalled: Lead back Bo Jackson carried the bulk of the load with 19 carries for 74 yards. As the heat index soared and fatigue set in, the Buckeyes averaged just 1.5 yards per rushing play as a team in the second half, finishing with 94 total rushing yards on 63 total plays. [1]

The Scale of Sultry, or SOS, measures temperature, humidity and solar exposure to produce a rating from 1 to 10. A low rating represents relatively comfortable conditions in which perspiration evaporates more readily. A high rating indicates hotter, more humid conditions that can inhibit evaporation and increase physical discomfort.

Based in Lake Jackson, Texas, SwampButt Underwear makes moisture-wicking men’s underwear designed for men who perspire heavily below the waist. The company created the Scale of Sultry to illustrate how temperature, humidity and sunlight affect perspiration, evaporation and physical comfort. SwampButt Underwear is trademarked in the United States and foreign countries. We paid a lot for it so please do not use it without permission.