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Arch Manning’s Six Touchdowns Lift No. 17 Texas Over Arkansas 52-37, Keep CFP Hopes Alive

Texas, now 8-3, hosts No. 3 Texas A&M next week in a must-win to keep a plausible playoff case.

Overview

  • Manning posted a career-high 389 passing yards with four TD throws, plus one rushing and one receiving score, becoming the first Texas quarterback to log passing, rushing and receiving touchdowns in a single game.
  • DeAndre Moore Jr. caught three touchdowns and Parker Livingstone added a 54-yard TD reception and threw the trick-play pass for Manning’s TD catch.
  • Texas surrendered 512 yards but generated two second-half takeaways, capped by Liona Lefau’s 52-yard fumble return after a Colin Simmons strip sack.
  • Arkansas dropped to 2-9 and 0-7 in SEC play with its ninth straight loss after pushing within 24-20 at halftime in Austin.
  • Linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. sat out with a hand injury and Ty’Anthony Smith will miss the first half vs. Texas A&M for targeting, and the 89 total points defied projections that leaned Under the 58-point total.