No. 19 Texas blows 21-point halftime lead but still does enough to beat No. 7 Ole Miss
Arch Manning scored two rushing touchdowns and threw for another but also had three turnovers.
No. 19 Texas began the game with a 21-point halftime lead over No. 7 Ole Miss, ultimately downing the Rebels 34-27. Early in the contest, the Longhorns led 24-3 at halftime before giving up 21 consecutive points to Ole Miss, who tied the game. However, Texas regained the lead with a short touchdown run by Arch Manning with 8:04 remaining in the fourth quarter.
The Rebels had a chance to at least tie the game in the final minutes - after Texas' lead had shrunk to seven points, Ole Miss kicked a field goal to narrow the gap. To attempt a comeback, Ole Miss needed to recover an onside kick, which they did after it bounced off multiple players. Unfortunately, Ole Miss ran out of time, as Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit from ABC called the game live.
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