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Arch Manning threw a touchdown pass and ran for the clinching score late in the fourth quarter and No. 16 Texas beat No. 3 Texas A&M 27-17 on Friday night to spoil the Aggies' undefeated season and knock them out of the Southeastern Conference championship game. Manning's 29-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Wingo in the third quarter gave Texas (9-3, 6-2 SEC, No, 16 CFP) a 13-10 lead in what had been a tight, defensive game. His 35-yard run up the middle on third down with 7:04 left to play put the Longhorns up 27-17. Texas, which started the season No. 1 and at one point was unranked, beat a top-10 opponent for the third time this season to keep alive any faint hopes of making the College Football Playoff for the third consecutive time.

The Aggies (11-1, 7-1, No. 3 CFP) are all but assured their first playoff berth, but the loss to their biggest rival will sting the program for a long time. Texas A&M has never played for an SEC title since joining the league in the 2012 season. Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed, who had emerged as a late-season Heisman Trophy contender and led the Aggies' in a stunning second-half rally against South Carolina two weeks ago, threw two fourth-quarter interceptions against the Longhorns, one of them at the Texas 3. Texas A&M led 10-3 at halftime before Texas seized control with 17 consecutive points in the third quarter. The Aggies pulled to 20-17 before Manning's big TD run. Facing third-and-short, Manning ran through the right side of the line, found a seam to slip into the secondary, and clutched the ball tightly as he crossed the goal line ahead of a lunging defender. - Texas/AP College Football

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11/24/25 - Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas, 6-4, 219 (DS#3 QB) + More +

WEEK 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Arch Manning, Texas,...Manning passed for four touchdowns, rushed for one and caught a TD pass in a 52-37 win over Arkansas for the best performance of his career. Manning bounced back from a 35-10 loss at Georgia to pass for a career-high 389 yards. He connected with DeAndre Moore Jr. for three touchdowns. Manning's touchdown catch on a reverse pass from Parker Livingstone was an athletic grab where he had to twist his 6-foot-4 frame and reach high to make the play. - AP College Football

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11/24/25 - Colin Simmons, So/2028, Texas, 6-3, 240 (DS#1 OLB) + More +

WEEK 13 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Colin Simmons, EDGE, Texas,...Simmons complied five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, a career-high four pressures and a forced fumble that was returned by a teammate for a 52-yard touchdown in Texas' 52-37 win over Arkansas. The touchdown provided the Longhorns a 52-23 early in the fourth quarter before the Razorbacks scored a pair of late touchdowns with Simmons and many of the starters out for much of those drives...Simmons' first pressure came on a third down and forced a 51-yard field goal attempt on Arkansas's first drive. He later produced a pressure on a first down in the second quarter that set in motion the first three-and-out of the game...His half tackle for loss came in the third quarter on a second-and-2 to create a third down that resulted in an interception...Just prior to the forced fumble early in the fourth quarter, Simmons had another pressure on third down that forced the fourth down where he generated the sack-fumble that produced the touchdown return...For the year, Simmons now has a team-leading 10 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, 12 pressures and three forced fumbles...His .91 sacks per game rank second in the SEC and seventh nationally, while his three forced fumbles are fifth in the SEC and 15th nationally. - SEC Football

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11/22/25 - Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas, 6-4, 219 (DS#3 QB) + More +

Arch Manning passed for four touchdowns, ran for one and caught another as No. 17 Texas beat Arkansas 52-37 on Saturday to keep the Longhorns clinging to hopes of making the College Football Playoff. Ranked No. 1 in the preseason, the Longhorns (8-3, 5-2, Southeastern Conference, No. 17 CFP ) will have to beat third-ranked rival Texas A&M on Friday for a chance to make a case they deserve to be in the playoff for the third consecutive season. Manning became the first Texas quarterback with passing, running and receiving touchdowns in a game. He passed for a career-high 389 yards, and his do-everything day showed how far he's come from the beginning of the season, when Texas struggled to a 3-2 start.

Manning connected with DeAndre Moore Jr. for three touchdowns. Manning's touchdown catch on a reverse pass from Parker Livingstone was an athletic grab where he had to twist his 6-foot-4 frame and reach high to make the play. Livingstone also had a 54-yard TD reception. On his touchdown run at the start of the third quarter, Manning cut twice to elude tacklers before lunging across the goal line for a 31-20 lead. Arkansas (2-9, 0-7) kept it close early and was within 24-20 at halftime behind touchdown runs from quarterback Taylen Green and running back Mike Washington. Green threw an interception on Arkansas' first possession of the second half. The turnover set up another Texas touchdown when Manning escaped a sack and found Moore open in the back of the end zone. - Texas/AP College Football

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11/19/25 - Colin Simmons, So/2028, Texas, 6-3, 240 (DS#1 OLB) + More +

WEEK 10 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Colin Simmons, EDGE, Texas,...Simmons produced a strip-sack and also made the recovery on the first Vanderbilt possession of the game to go along with five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and two pressures in Texas' 34-31 win over the No. 9 Commodores...The recovery set up the UT offense at the Vanderbilt 29-yard line, which it converted for field goal and a 10-0 lead on the way to the win. On the Commodore's next possession, Simmons pressured the quarterback into an incomplete pass on third-and-11 at midfield to force a punt.

The Texas offense then drove 83 yards on that possession for a 17-0 lead. On the following Vanderbilt possession, Simmons registered a tackle for no gain and a half tackle for a four-yard loss, helping limit the Commodores to a field goal on the possession...Overall, Simmons efforts helped the Texas defense post six sacks, twice as many as quarterback Diego Pavia has ever suffered in a game in his career...This season, Simmons leads Texas with eight sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss and eight pressures. His 0.89 sacks per game rank second in the SEC and 9th in the FBS. In his last four games, Simmons has accounted for 6.5 sacks and 7 tackles for loss. - SEC Football

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11/19/25 - Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas, 6-4, 219 (DS#3 QB) + More +

WEEK 10 SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Arch Manning, QB, Texas,...Manning posted his second-straight game of 300-plus yards passing and three passing touchdowns as he led the Longhorns to a 34-31 win over No. 9 Vanderbilt. It was the first time a Texas quarterback accomplished that in consecutive games since Sam Ehlinger in November 2018...He is also the fourth UT quarterback to reach both marks in three games in a season since 1999, joining Major Applewhite (1999), Colt McCoy 2009), and Casey Thompson (2021). Overall, Manning completed 25-of-33 attempts for 328 yards and three touchdowns in guiding the Longhorns to their second top-10 win of the season and their fourth-straight victory overall.

It was also the first time in 30 years a Texas had eight different receivers with multiple catches and at least 15 yards receiving each. Manning opened the game with a 75-yard touchdown connection to Ryan Wingo on the first play of the game, his third 75-yard touchdown pass in the last two seasons, the third-most among FBS quarterbacks in that time...Manning later registered six-yard touchdown passes to both CJ Baxter and Emmett Mosley V as the Longhorns built a 34-10 lead through the first three quarters...For the season, Manning is now 168-of-268 (62.7%) for 2,123 yards and 18 touchdowns with just six interceptions. He now has three 300-yard passing games this season and four in his career. Manning ranks third in the SEC and 10th nationally in points responsible for with 144, while his 18 passing touchdowns are fourth in the SEC and 19th nationally. - SEC Football

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11/19/25 - Ethan Burke, Sr/2026, Texas, 6-6, 259 (DS#15 DE) + More +

WEEK 9 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Ethan Burke, EDGE, Texas,...Burke matched his career high with 2.0 tackles for loss as part of seven total tackles, registered his second career blocked field goal and second career forced fumble and created a walk-off sack-fumble for a loss of 31 yards on the final play of the game in Texas' 45-38 overtime win on the road at Mississippi State...Burke's blocked field goal was his first this season and prevented the first potential points of the game for the Bulldogs midway through the first quarter with Texas leading, 7-0. Later in the third quarter, he came up with a two-yard tackle for loss on second-and-goal from the 2.

His next tackle would be critical and come for no gain on third-and-1, forcing the Bulldogs to punt with just over two minutes to go and the Longhorns trailing 38-31. That punt would be returned for a touchdown to tie the game with 1:47 left on the way to overtime and in the win...In overtime, Burke put the exclamation mark on the win by producing a sack-fumble on fourth-and-20 to end the game. The fumble was recovered by Texas all the way back at the MSU 34-yard line...The Longhorns twice were down by 17 points, including with 26 seconds left in the third quarter and 12:29 to go in the fourth quarter, tying for the seventh-largest comeback win in program history. The defense was instrumental in the comeback, holding MSU to 14 combined points in the second half and overtime...Burke is now tied for third on the team with 3.5 tackles for loss this season. - SEC Football

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11/19/25 - Anthony Hill Jr., Jr/2026, Texas, 6-3, 238 (DS#2 OLB) + More +

WEEK 9 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas,...Hill led the Longhorns with career highs of 2.5 sacks and four pressures, and his second-highest total of 3.5 tackles for loss, to go along with a forced fumble and a double-digit tackle total of 10 in Texas' 45-38 overtime win on the road at Mississippi State...Opened the game with a tackle for loss on the first play leading to a three-and-out, but his biggest plays came in the fourth quarter, including a sack for three yards that was key in a three-and-out with the Longhorns trailing by 38-28 with nine minutes left in regulation...After Texas tied the game with under two minutes to go and Mississippi State advanced to the UT 46 with one minute to go, a Hill pressure forced an incompletion, and two plays later on third down, he created a sack-fumble for a loss of eight yards that for all purposes sent the game into overtime with a forced punt.

For the second straight week, Hill and the Texas defense held an opponent scoreless in overtime, this time ending the game without the Bulldogs gaining a yard in overtime, and in fact moving backwards to their own 34-yard line on the final play of the game...The Longhorns twice were down by 17 points, including with 26 seconds left in the third quarter and 12:29 to go in the fourth quarter, tying for the seventh-largest comeback win in program history...The defense was instrumental in the comeback, holding MSU to 14 combined points in the second half and overtime. For the season, Hill leads the team 59 tackles and three forced fumbles, is tied for first with a fumble recovery, and ranks second in sacks (2.5), tackles for loss (4.5), pressures (5), interceptions (1). His forced fumbles lead the SEC and rank seventh nationally. - SEC Football

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11/18/25 - Anthony Hill Jr., Jr/2026, Texas, 6-3, 238 (DS#2 OLB) + More +

WEEK 9 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ANTHONY HILL, JR., TEXAS, Junior, Linebacker, Denton, TX,...Anthony Hill, Jr. led the Longhorns with career highs of 2.5 quarterback sacks and four quarterback pressures and recorded his second-highest total of 3.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one forced fumble and 10 tackles in Texas' 45-38 overtime win on the road at Mississippi State. Hill led a Longhorn defensive unit that held MSU to 14 combined points in the second half and overtime. With the victory, Texas improved to 6-2, 3-1 in the SEC. Notes: It is the 14th time a Texas player has earned Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since 2004. It is the second time Hill, Jr., has been recognized as National Defensive Player of Week - he was also honored on Oct. 14, 2024. - Walter Camp Football Foundation

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11/09/25 - Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas, 6-4, 219 (DS#3 QB) + More +

The Texas Longhorns returned to the top 10 of the Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, while the ACC has five teams ranked for the first time this season and two Group of 5 conferences are now represented with a month before the College Football Playoff bracket is set. The Longhorns, the preseason No. 1 team, are ranked No. 10 in advance of their visit to No. 5 Georgia this week. They had been in the top 10 for the first six polls before their loss at Florida knocked them out of the Top 25 for a week. Four straight wins elevated them to No. 13 last week, and they jumped three spots ahead of BYU and Virginia and an idle Oklahoma, which they beat 23-6 on Oct. 11. Texas did not play over the weekend.

BYU, which was unbeaten before its 29-7 loss at Texas Tech, dropped four spots to No. 12 to end its two-week stay in the top 10. Ohio State was No. 1 for the 11th week in a row with 55 first-place votes. Indiana remained No. 2 after its narrow escape at Penn State, but the Hoosiers' six first-place votes were five fewer than last week. No. 3 Texas A&M got four first-place votes, three more than a week ago, and was 31 points behind Indiana. Alabama and Georgia rounded out the top five. Ole Miss, Oregon, Texas Tech, Notre Dame and Texas rounded out the top 10. In all, 19 spots in the Top 25 changed hands. - AP College Football

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11/01/25 - Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas, 6-4, 219 (DS#3 QB) + More +

Texas quarterback Arch Manning started for the No. 20 Longhorns against No. 9 Vanderbilt after clearing concussion protocol and threw two touchdowns in the first half. Texas led 24-10 at halftime. Manning had been listed as questionable on Wednesday's injury report to the Southeastern Conference, but coach Steve Sarkisian also said his quarterback was practicing and making "good progress" during the week. He was removed from Friday night's updated list.

Manning was injured in Texas' 45-38 overtime win over Mississippi State when he led a 17-point fourth-quarter rally. Matthew Caldwell entered the game in overtime and threw the winning touchdown pass. Manning has passed for 1,980 yards and 17 touchdowns. A preseason favorite for the Heisman Trophy, Manning struggled for much of the early season but played his best game against Mississippi State with 346 yards passing and three touchdowns. He passed for 169 yards in the final quarter. - Texas/AP College Football

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11/01/25 - Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas, 6-4, 219 (DS#3 QB) + More +

Texas quarterback Arch Manning is available to play for the No. 20 Longhorns on Saturday against No. 9 Vanderbilt after clearing concussion protocol. Manning was not listed on Texas' injury report filed Friday night with the Southeastern Conference. Manning had been listed as questionable on Wednesday, but coach Steve Sarkisian also said his quarterback was practicing and making "good progress" during the week.

Manning was injured in Texas' 45-38 overtime win over Mississippi State when he led a 17-point fourth-quarter rally. Matthew Caldwell entered the game in overtime and threw the winning touchdown pass. Manning has passed for 1,795 yards and 15 touchdowns. A preseason favorite for the Heisman Trophy, Manning struggled for much of the early season but played his best game against Mississippi State with 346 yards passing and three touchdowns. He passed for 169 yards in the final quarter. - AP College Football

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10/28/25 - Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas, 6-4, 219 (DS#3 QB) + More +

Texas quarterback Arch Manning was in concussion protocol and did not practice Monday ahead of the No. 20 Longhorns' game against No. 9 Vanderbilt. Coach Steve Sarkisian said the team would get an update on Manning's injury later in the week. Manning was injured on the first play of overtime in Texas' 45-38 win over Mississippi State. If he can't play against the Commodores (7-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference), Texas (6-2, 3-1) would hand the offense to graduate transfer Matthew Caldwell, who has seen only spot duty this season but came off the bench to throw the winning touchdown pass against the Bulldogs on his only pass attempt of the game.

Manning has passed for 1,795 yards and 15 touchdowns. A preseason favorite for the Heisman Trophy, Manning struggled for much of the early season but played his best game Saturday with 346 yards and three touchdowns as Texas rallied from 17 points down in the fourth quarter. Manning passed for 169 yards in the final quarter. Caldwell transferred from Troy and has taken a journeyman's route to Austin over his career. His first stop was at Jacksonville State before he transferred to Gardner-Webb and then Troy. He went 3-2 as a starter at Troy last season with 13 touchdown passes. Sarkisian said Texas has confidence in Caldwell if he has to start Texas' first home game since Sept. 20. - AP College Football

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10/25/25 - Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas, 6-4, 219 (DS#3 QB) + More +

In the midst of No. 22 Texas' comeback overtime win at Mississippi State on Saturday, questions now persist about Longhorn quarterback Arch Manning's health. Manning scrambled for 13 yards on the first play of overtime but then left the field with an apparent upper-body injury. Backup quarterback Matthew Caldwell entered and threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Emmett Mosley for the 45-38 win.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian did not immediately provide an update on Manning, but he was impressed with Caldwell's ability to make a big play to win the game. "I think his rapport with Arch was a big part of it. They have a great relationship," Sarkisian said of Caldwell. "What a moment for that guy to step in and make that throw." Manning overcame some tough moments throughout the game and helped bring the Longhorns (6-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) back from a 17-point, fourth-quarter deficit. He finished 29 of 46 for 346 yards, three touchdowns and one interception and rushed for another score. The Bulldogs (4-4, 0-4 SEC) put plenty of hits on the redshirt sophomore as they had five. They also had a costly roughing the passer penalty on an incomplete pass on fourth-and-1 that would eventually lead to a Longhorn touchdown. - AP College Football

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10/25/25 - Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas, 6-4, 219 (DS#3 QB) + More +

Matthew Caldwell threw a touchdown pass to Emmett Mosley in overtime after Arch Manning was knocked out of the game with an injury and No. 22 Texas came from behind to beat Mississippi State 45-38 on Saturday. Ryan Niblett returned a punt 79 yards to tie the game with 1:47 to play in regulation as Texas erased a 31-14 halftime deficit. The Longhorns (6-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) still trailed 38-21 with 12:29 remaining in the game when Davon Booth had a 62-yard catch and run for a touchdown for the Bulldogs. A 21-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Mosley with 9:34 left and Mason Shipley's 26 -ard field goal in the final five minutes made it 38-31. Manning finished 29 of 46 for 346 yards, three touchdowns, one interception and he also had a rushing touchdown before leaving early in overtime.

The Bulldogs (4-4, 0-4) were led quarterback Blake Shapen, who had a career game and finished 26 of 42 for 381 yards and four touchdowns. Mississippi State had 445 yards of total offense, gthe most surrendered by the Longhorns all season. Texas finished with 428 yards. The Bulldogs had five sacks and 12 tackles for loss, but the Longhorns' seven sacks were the difference as Shapen was dropped four times in the final five minutes of regulation and overtime. - Texas/AP College Football

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