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Texas football: Third-down turnaround helps Longhorns save season against Oklahoma A 12-yard touchdown catch by DeAndre Moore Jr. against Oklahoma gave Texas a lead it wouldn't relinquish in a must-win game for a program that slumped after opening this year with lofty...

With its season on the brink, Texas put together two scoring drives to open the second half of Saturday's Red River Rivalry game. Along the way, the 115th-ranked third-down offense went 7-for-8 on third down and even its failed try was kind of a success.

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Texas football: Strong second half helps Longhorns save season, upset No. 6 Oklahoma With the victory, Texas improved to 4-2 on the season and prevented any additional fallout from last week's 29-21 loss at Florida. The Longhorns are 1-1 in their Southeastern Conference games.

With the third top-10 win of the Steve Sarkisian era, Texas saved its season and prevented any additional fallout from last week's loss at Florida. Following a 23-6 win over Red River rival Oklahoma, Texas is 4-2 with a 1-1 mark in SEC play. #HookEm

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Texas in the first half: 2-for-6 on third down.

Texas in the third quarter: 7-for-8 on third down, and the only failure featured a 14-yard catch on a 3rd-and-long to set up a 48-yard field goal.

Texas leads 13-6 with 21 seconds left in the third quarter. #HookEm

Texas and QB Arch Manning went 4-for-4 on third down on that 14-play, 75-yard touchdown drive.

3rd-and-1: Wisner 2-yard run
3rd-and-8: Wisner 13-yard catch
3rd-and-4: Wingo 11-yard catch
3rd-and-8: Moore 12-yard TD catch.

Oklahoma heads into halftime with a 6-3 lead over Texas. This is the lowest-scoring first half in the Red River Rivalry since Oklahoma also held a 6-3 lead after the first 30 minutes of the 2009 showdown that UT eventually won by a 16-13 score. #HookEm

Texas is on the scoreboard with a 22-yard field goal. The Longhorns had a chance for six, but Arch Manning twice threw incomplete passes from the 3-yard line. 4:24 left in the second quarter. #HookEm

Ugly offense. Texas reaches the OU 22 then backs up 14 yards on a hold, a run that lost five yards by Quintrevion Wisner, a catch that lost five yards by Jack Endries and a six-yard scramble by Arch Manning. Mason Shipley then misses a 55-yard kick. Oklahoma still up 3-0. #HookEm

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First drives for Texas this season:

Ohio State: Downs (9 plays, 33 yards)
San Jose State: Punt (4 plays, -4 yards)
UTEP: Downs (6 plays, 35 yards)
Sam Houston: TD (12 plays, 76 yards)
Florida: Punt (7 plays, 30 yards)
Oklahoma: Punt (4 plays, -1 yards)

Oklahoma opens the game with a 42-yard FG. Longhorns down early at the Cotton Bowl. #HookEm

Hanging out in Florida this afternoon.

Due to a bye, three road games and the Red River Rivalry game in Dallas, Texas won’t return to Royal-Memorial Stadium until Nov. 1. The Longhorns last went an entire calendar month without a home game in October 2013 (bye, two road games and Texas-OU). #HookEm

On Saturday, Texas recorded the fourth shutout of the Steve Sarkisian/Pete Kwiatkowski era at Texas.

9/18/21: Texas 58, Rice 0
10/8/22: Texas 49, Oklahoma 0
8/31/24: Texas 52, Colorado State 0
9/20/25: Texas 55, Sam Houston 0

Texas QB Arch Manning on the post-touchdown taunt of a Sam Houston linebacker on Saturday: “(It was) probably a little much there. My mom was pretty mad about that. A little immature, but I think it's some built-up frustration from the past few weeks." #HookEm

When asked if he was mad at himself, Texas QB Arch Manning replied “a little bit. I'm just frustrated. I know I’m better than this. It's a little frustrating. It's going to be hard to sleep tonight, but I'll be back rolling.” #HookEm

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A win is a win, right? Texas fans, describe how you are feeling after the seventh-ranked Longhorns earned a 27-10 win over UTEP with a GIF. #HookEm

Texas QB Arch Manning was 5-for-16 for 69 yards and one interception. At one point in the second quarter, he went 10 straight passes without a completion.

Manning, though, rushed for two touchdowns to lift Texas to a 14-3 lead over UTEP at the half. #HookEm

Today's game opens with two failed fourth-down conversions. Arch Manning misfired on a 4th-and-4 in UTEP territory. Texas then stuffs a 4th-and-1 near midfield. #HookEm

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No. 7 Texas picks up its first win of the season with a 38-7 beating of San Jose State. Twenty-eight of UT’s points were scored during a five-minute spurt in the first half. Longhorns host UTEP next week.

Texas fans, describe how you’re feeling with a GIF:

Halftime: Texas 28, San Jose State 7. During the intermission, the Longhorns are honoring their national champs, conference champions and Directors’ Cup from the past school year. #HookEm

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With 4:10 left in the first quarter, Texas had no points and the football at its 10-yard line. After three Arch Manning touchdown passes and two turnovers forced by the Texas defense, the Longhorns now hold a 21-0 lead with 14:45 left in the second quarter. #HookEm

End 1: Parker Livingstone 14, San Jose State 0. #HookEm

Texas WR Parker Livingstone with an 83-yard touchdown catch and we have our first points at DKR. Texas opened its third drive with two carries by Christian Clark, who missed the 2024 season with an Achilles injury and didn't play against Ohio State. #HookEm

San Jose State gets a chance to strike first but misses a 47-yard FG. We are still scoreless at DKR with 10:22 left in the first quarter. #HookEm

Not a great start for Texas against San Jose State. A holding penalty by Parker Livingstone wiped out a huge gain on the game's first play and Arch's first deep attempt was a misfire that probably should be been picked. Longhorns will punt. #HookEm

Texas football All-American channels Kobe Bryant as Longhorns eye nonconference schedule As it licks its wounds, Texas turns its attention to Saturday's home opener against San Jose State. Home games against UTEP and Sam Houston as well as a bye.

For the Texas football team, are the next three weeks of nonconference play about San Jose State, UTEP and Sam Houston? Or are they about Texas, Texas and Texas?

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Today's #hookem newsletter from the Statesman features a few words about what new Texas punter Jack Bouwmeester learned from Michael Dickson as well as links to our top stories.

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Today's #hookem newsletter from the Statesman features a few words about what happened after the last five times that Texas lost its season opener as well as links to our top stories.

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No. 1 Texas opens 2025 football season with loss to Ohio State Undone by wasted offensive opportunities and a couple of untimely penalties on defense, No. 1 Texas was handed a 14-7 loss by No. 3 Ohio State.

Longhorns drop a season opener for the first time in the Steve Sarkisian era and the first time since the Maryland trip in 2018. Ohio State showed why it’s the champs, and UT shot itself in the foot throughout a winnable game. Texas hosts San Jose State next week.

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Across The Field: Texas Beat Reporter Danny Davis Expects a “Very Good” Season from Arch Manning and Hero Kanu to Factor into the DT Rotation Texas beat writer Danny Davis says he expects a “very good” season from Arch Manning and former Ohio State DT Hero Kanu to factor into the Longhorns' rotation.

Across The Field: Texas beat reporter @danny-davis.bsky.social expects Arch Manning to have a “very good” season and Hero Kanu to contribute to the Longhorns’ DT rotation.