AUSTIN – After surrendering a 21-point halftime lead, Nineteenth-ranked s rallied to attain the go-ahead landing on Arch Manning's 1-yard bootleg run within the remaining three minutes and beat No. 7 Ole Miss 34-27 to maintain its SEC championship hopes alive.
The Longhorns had been pushed to the restrict when the Rebels scored three second-half touchdowns, together with a fumble restoration in the long run zone, to tie the sport at 24-24 on the third play of the fourth quarter.
Texas' Alex January blocked a 58-yard subject objective as Ole Miss tried to chop into its seven-point deficit. Raleek Brown, who ran for 157 yards, keyed a late drive resulting in a 33-yard subject objective by Gianni Spetic with 2:25 to spice up the result in 10 factors.
The Rebels bought inside seven factors with 1:22 left after which recovered an onside kick that the Longhorns couldn't corral. Texas survived after Jelani McDonald intercepted Trinidad Chambliss' move in the long run zone as time expired. The Longhorns improved to 5-2 total and evened their SEC report at 2-2. Ole Miss fell to 5-2 and 3-2.
All however given up for useless after losses to Oklahoma and Florida, the Longhorns got here out impressed and motivated, and Manning stepped up together with his finest efficiency of the yr within the first half earlier than having three turnovers to maintain Ole Miss within the sport.
Ole Miss' comeback to tie the sport started with a sack of Manning leading to a fumble restoration in the long run zone by defensive finish Kam Franklin for a landing. Chambliss then linked with Horatio Fields on a pair of landing passes of 6 and 27 yards, victimizing cornerback Kade Phillips on two excellent throws. The second rating got here on the third play of the fourth quarter.
The Longhorns, misfiring the complete third quarter, put collectively an 80-yard scoring drive to retake the lead at 31-24 with the assistance of a huge 47-yard run by Brown. Sophomore Michael Terry III, the fourth-string operating again, ripped off features of 12 and 19 yards to the lip of the goal-line earlier than Manning scored on a superbly timed 1-yard bootleg run.
Texas jumped out to a 24-3 within the first half with three consecutive landing drives and a goal-line stand for its finest half of the season. However the double-digit lead for the fifth sport in a row ought to have been a lot larger.
Manning got here out on hearth. The junior quarterback accomplished 13 of 19 throws within the opening half with one landing and an interception. He ought to have had two scoring tosses, however Cam Coleman dropped a straightforward catch with nothing however inexperienced in entrance. Ryan Wingo did haul in an ideal move for a 50-yard rating.
Manning additionally utilized his legs for the primary prolonged time of the season, gaining 30 yards on 4 runs and scoring his first landing of the yr after operating for 10 final season.
Justin Cryer stepped in entrance of an Ole Miss receiver for an interception – and Texas' first takeaway in SEC play – one play after Manning was picked off for the sixth time this season.
That was the primary of two interceptions by the Longhorns, who ranked 102nd nationally and thirteenth within the SEC in turnover margin. The second got here on a terrific learn by linebacker Rasheem Biles as Texas held the Rebels out of the top zone on a protracted drive with its first goal-line stand of the yr.
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