Overview
- Florida erased a 17-3 deficit with a 24-point streak to beat Texas 27-24 on Saturday in Austin, securing the road upset.
- Backup Tramell Jones Jr. made his first career start for the Gators and led the offense with two touchdown passes and key third-down conversions.
- Arch Manning fumbled under pressure with 1:58 remaining, and Florida ran out the clock to clinch the victory.
- Texas lost star pass rusher Colin Simmons to a lower-leg injury in the third quarter and he did not return, creating an uncertain outlook for the defense.
- The loss drops Texas to 4-2 and narrows its margin for error with a stretch of ranked opponents ahead while Florida gets an open date to build on momentum.