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AUSTIN, Texas – Before an announced crowd of 101,388, No. 1/2 Texas Football earned its first SEC victory 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 went 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 the lead and went on a five-play, 72-yard drive that ended with one 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 DeAndre Moore Jr.to put Texas ahead 14-6. The eight-play drive covered 75 yards in 1:27 of game time.

The Texas defense forced a turnover early in the third quarter 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 in five games and at least one turnover in each game.

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

Isaiah Bond put the exclamation point on Texas’ victory with a 26-yard rushing touchdown at 3:05 of the fourth quarter, putting Texas ahead 35-13. It was his first career rushing touchdown.

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Texas has a bye week before the Allstate Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma on Saturday, October 12th at 2:30 pm CT in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.

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