Mississippi State football vs Texas: Final score, highlights from Week ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Mississippi State football’s slide continued Saturday.

The Bulldogs fell to No. 2 Texas 35-13 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. It's the fourth straight loss for MSU (1-4, 0-2 SEC), who hasn’t held a lead in a game since Week 1.

Michael Van Buren Jr. started at quarterback for Blake Shapen, who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury last week. Redshirt freshman Chris Parson played some, too. Texas (5-0, 1-0 SEC) started Arch Manning for the second week in a row at quarterback over the injured Quinn Ewers. 

Mississippi State has an open week before it plays at Georgia on Saturday, October 12.

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Mississippi State vs. Texas score updates

Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond took a reverse for a 26-yard touchdown with 3:03 to play.

Van Buren cut up the middle for a 12-yard rushing touchdown with 6:12 to play.

Manning threw a perfect pass to DeAndre Moore Jr. on third down for another touchdown with 9:30 to play.

Arch Manning had a 26-yard rush, but was tackled at the MSU 1-yard line. He scored three plays later on a quarterback dive on the final play of the third quarter.

Manning connected with DeAndre Moore Jr. on third down for a 49-yard touchdown with 29 seconds to play in the second quarter.

Mississippi State is running the ball well and playing strong defense. Kyle Ferrie kicked his second field goal of the half, a 31-yarder with 1:56 to play in the second quarter.

Mississippi State took advantage of a short field thanks to Zakari Tillman partially blocking a punt.

The Longhorns needed only five plays for their first score of the game. Jaydon Blue scored from one yard out with 6:06 remaining in the first quarter.

Mississippi State vs Texas time today

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 28
• Time: 3:15 p.m.
• Location: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

What channel is Mississippi State vs Texas game on today?

• TV channel: SEC Network
• Streaming: ESPN+ (subscribe today)
• Radio: MSU Sports Network and Sirius XM channels 106 and 190

Mississippi State versus Texas will be broadcast on SEC Network. Tom Hart will be on the call with analyst Cole Cubelic and sideline reporter Alyssa Lang. Streaming is available on ESPN+.

Mississippi State vs Texas history

• Series record: Tied, 2-2
• Mississippi State's last win: 1992 (28-10)
• Texas' last win: 1999 (38-11)

Mississippi State vs Texas predictions

Texas 50, Mississippi State 17: The Longhorns have outscored their opponents by an average margin of 42 points. That sounds about right for where this game’s margin will be. Mississippi State just doesn’t have the talent on the lines of scrimmage to compete with Texas right now. Click here for a full matchup analysis.

Mississippi State vs Texas betting odds

Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Saturday:

• Spread: Mississippi State +37.5
• Over/under: 58.5
• Moneyline: N/A

Mississippi State vs Texas injury updates

Mississippi State has six players out, including quarterback Blake Shapen, running back Keyvone Lee, wide receivers Creed Whittemore and Trent Hudson and defensive lineman Kalvin Dinkins. For Texas, starting quarterback Quinn Ewers is questionable. Click here for the full injury report.

Mississippi State vs Texas weather update

According to AccuWeather, it will be 95 degrees at kickoff with 8 mph winds and a 0% chance of rain.

Mississippi State football 2024 schedule

Aug. 31: vs. Eastern Kentucky (56-7, W)

Sept. 7: at Arizona State (30-23, L)

Sept. 14: vs. Toledo (41-17, L)

Sept. 21: vs. Florida (45-28, L)

Sept. 28: at Texas

Oct. 12: at Georgia

Oct. 19: vs. Texas A&M

Oct. 26: vs. Arkansas

Nov. 2: vs. UMass

Nov. 9: at Tennessee

Nov. 23: vs. Missouri

Nov. 29: at Ole Miss

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Texas football 2024 schedule

Aug. 31: vs. Colorado State (52-0, W)

Sept. 7: at Michigan (31-12, W)

Sept. 14: vs. UTSA (56-7, W)

Sept. 21: vs. Louisiana-Monroe (51-3, W)

Sept. 28: vs. Mississippi State

Oct. 12: vs. Oklahoma

Oct. 19: vs. Georiga

Oct. 26: at Vanderbilt

Nov. 9: vs. Florida

Nov. 16: at Arkansas

Nov. 23: vs. Kentucky

Nov. 30: at Texas A&M

Mississippi State football news

• Starting quarterback Blake Shapen will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.
• True freshman Michael Van Buren Jr. will start against Texas, though redshirt freshman Chris Parson could get some playing time, too.
• The Mississippi State football program received an $8 million donation last week.

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Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.