Overview
- The No. 22 Longhorns erased a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit and scored the final 24 points to prevail 45-38 in OT, their largest comeback win since 2007.
- Arch Manning posted a career-best line — 29 of 46 for 346 yards with three passing touchdowns and a rushing score — before heading to the medical tent after the first snap of overtime.
- Backup Matthew Caldwell replaced Manning and tossed a 10-yard touchdown to Emmett Mosley V, and the Texas defense closed it out with a stop on Mississippi State’s ensuing possession.
- Ryan Niblett tied the game with a 79-yard punt return in the final two minutes, swinging momentum after Texas had inched within seven on a late field goal.
- Mississippi State’s Blake Shapen threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulldogs gained 445 yards, but Texas finished with seven sacks and moved to 6-2 (3-1 SEC) ahead of hosting No. 10 Vanderbilt.