No. 1/2 Football wins SEC opener, 35-13 over Mississippi State

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AUSTIN, Texas — Before an announced crowd of 101,388 No. 1/2 Texas Football earned their first SEC win with a 35-13 triumph over Mississippi State on Saturday at Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium. 

Arch Manning completed 26-of-31 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns. Manning ran for another score. DeAndre Moore Jr. tallied four receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Quintrevion Wisner carried the ball 13 times for 88 yards. 

After stopping Mississippi State on fourth down at the Texas 28, the Longhorns took over and went on a 5-play, 72-yard drive that ended with a Jaydon Blue one yard touchdown rush for his fourth rushing touchdown of the season. 

The Longhorns ended the first half in dramatic fashion with Arch Manning completing a 49-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Moore Jr., to put Texas up 14-6. The 8-play drive covered 75 yards in 1:27 of game time. 

The Texas defense forced a turnover early in the third quarter when Vernon Broughton sacked Bulldog quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. Broughton forced and recovered a fumble on the play at the Texas 43-yard line. The Longhorns have now forced eight turnovers through five games and at least one turnover in each game. 

Arch Manning did it with his legs on a 26-yard rush followed by a 1-yard rushing touchdown to put the Longhorns up 21-6 at the end of the third quarter. The touchdown was his third career rushing touchdown and third game of the season with at least one passing and one rushing touchdown. On the next Texas possession Manning fired a 27-yard strike to DeAndre Moore Jr., the second touchdown of the day for Moore Jr. The touchdown completed a 8-play, 85-yard drive for the Longhorns. 

Isaiah Bond put an exclamation point on the win for Texas with a 26-yard rushing touchdown at the 3:05 mark of the fourth quarter to put Texas up 35-13. It was his first career rushing touchdown. 

UP NEXT  Texas will have a bye week before the Allstate Red River Rivalry vs. Oklahoma on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 2:30 p.m. CT at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. 

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