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Another good story about a player that has persevered and wants to be at UT.

25-18 Texas sweeps

16-9 Texas TO LSU

View from the Cheap Seats-Mississippi State Wild Ride If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs. . . . . TEXAS needed their largest quarter points-wise in the past several seasons to force overtime, where, for the 2nd week in a row, the offense put points on the board, and the D bowed up and forced an OT shutout while giving up ZERO yards in OT to win this wild ride. You have to go back to last year’s Mississippi State game to see the Horns put up more points in the 2nd half of a game. The unlikeliest of heroes was grad transfer Matthew Caldwell, on his 4th school, who stepped into the game, 2nd and 8, and threw a top-tap dime to fellow transfer Emmett Mosley, the Vth from Stanford, who made his 2nd outstanding touchdown catch of the night. Welcome again to the SEC. For the 2nd week in a row, TEXAS faced one of the worst teams in the conference, with both Mississippi State and Kentucky making it their homecoming games. Both teams were looking for a season-salvaging wins, and both forced TEXAS into overtime. Wins don’t come easy in the SEC. So props to the Bulldogs for bringing their best. 3 former Longhorns who transferred to Miss State put their stamps on the game. Linebacker Deron Gullette had a sack and a half, a tackle for loss and a half as he regularly put pressure on Arch. Wide receiver Brennan Thompson led the Dogs in receptions and recorded 2 TDs, while defensive tackle Jarey Bledsoe recorded a sack and a half and a tackle for loss in a half. Each seemed bent on making a statement. Resilience When we look at the “glass half full” side of the equation, this TEXAS team, playing in its 4th road game in a row, found a way to overcome a 17-point 4th quarter deficit to win. This team is creating a “we’re never out of it” attitude. As poorly as the defense played, in the 4th quarter they forced punts with three straight 3-and-outs, giving the offense —well, the offense and Ryan Niblett — a chance. A chance that TEXAS did not squander. Stop us if you have heard it before: for the 3rd week in a row, a Niblett return made the difference in the game, as he housed another for a touchdown in response to Miss State’s 4th-quarter TD. The offense would add two touchdowns and a field goal in the 4th quarter to force more overtime heroics. Arch would have his biggest yardage game, which started on the 1st play of the game, a WR screen to Trey Wingo that went for 60 yards to the MSU 3-yard line. We appreciated Sark taking the Cheap Seats advice and getting back to the Red River War game plan. Trey Wingo would also have his best game as a Horn, with 5 catches for 184 yards. Props to Trey Moore, who was named a finalist for the Campbell Award. Often called the Draddy (why we have no clue where Draddy comes from) or the Academic Heisman Award. The award is in recognition of both on-field performance and off-field academic excellence. Moving to the “glass half empty” side of the equation, perhaps the most stark difference in the game was Miss State’s ability to get pressure on Arch, while Texas lacked it, giving Blake Shapen time to throw. Shapen is a very good, very efficient QB, ranking in the Top 40 nationally in pass efficiency. More bad news: of the next 4 QBs TEXAS will face, he is the weakest, ranking #36 in the nation —which is actually very good. The offensive line continues to struggle, and with it, the offense lacks a real identity. And for all his positives, Sark has not shown the ability to adapt from “his offense”. Of course, when you do not have good line play, it is hard to make any offense work. TEXAS comes home to DKR to face the "meat" of the schedule, Vandy, Dawgs, and Agroid represent the best teams TEXAS will see this side of Ohio State, and Arkansas is playing better than their schedule says. No easy outs from here. How important is Michael Taffe? The Bulsworth Award semi-finalist (who was robbed of the award last year) for best walk-on in the nation was out due to hand surgery. He will remain out until the Georgia game, at the earliest, in 3 weeks. Without him, the secondary often seemed lost on their way to giving up 384 yards passing and a TEXAS opponent's largest scoring output since Oklahoma State in 2022. This was also the worst yards allowed since 1st round NFL pick Michael Pinex carved up the Horn secondary in the 2023 playoff game. Suffice to say, not the PK standard. The lack of consistent pressure also played a role. Stats that Matter 4 of 5 On 5 Red Zone trips, the Horns would record 4 TDs and a FG 8 of 20 TEXAS cannot convert on 3rd downs 5/12 5 sacks allowed and 12 tackles for loss allowed. 86 X 2 For the 2nd week in a row, the defense had to defend 86 plays, too many O Zero TEXAS recorded no turnovers Offensive Player of the Game Trey Wingo with 184 yards receiving. Though as much as we enjoyed seeing him “break out”, he had 2-3 drops which would have impacted the teams performance. He is a talent for sure. Defensive Player of the Game Anthony “Ant” Hill. Two and a half sacks, three and a half tackles for loss, and 2nd on the team in tackles. The defensive team leader continues his excellent season. Special Teams Player of the Game Ryan Niblett. 2nd week in a row he has housed a punt return at a key point in the game. 3rd week in a row his returns have aided in TEXAS securing the win. This week was a 79-yarder for one of the nation's top punt returners. Honorable Mention: Ethan Burke’s 1st quarter block of a Bulldog field goal attempt loomed large in the final outcome. On Deck After a month on the road, TEXAS returns to DKR to face Top-10 Vanderbilt. No rest for the wicked, as Vandy is excellent. They have playoff dreams this year and see a trip to DKR as a great scalp to claim. Their defense is ranked #24 in scoring. Buckle up, TEXAS, the last quarter of the season will be the toughest of the year this side of Ohio State. And the Horns have zero margin for error if success is measured by making the playoffs. Diego Pavia, their QB, is ranked in the Top 20 in pass efficiency, to go with excellent running ability. The game will be featured on ABC. The defense needs to contain Pavia’s running, while they must up their play in the secondary. At this point, we have no idea the seriousness of Arch’s injury. We will make a Homer-ish call of : 24-20 good guys. It wouldn’t be TEXAS if there wasn’t drama. I’m told that representatives for Texas coach Steve Sarkisian have let NFL decision makers know that he would be interested in potential head coaching openings, including the Titans -Dianna Russini on X/twitter/whatever Our first question was “who?” Upon further review, she is a Senior NFL “insider” for The Athletic. The timing of this is ridiculous, and if it really came from Sark’s people, shame on them. And the Titans? Really? Now, Sark’s agent, Jimmy Sexton, and his firm, CAA, immediately issued a denial of the claim. We are inclined to write this off as clickbait. Our advice to CDC: Sark is signed through 2031, earning $10 million+ annually, escalating to $12 million+ by 2031, with incentives. No more extensions, no more raises until we produce on the field. Which is not to say we don’t love most of what Sark has done here; he is an outstanding representative of THE University, having built a fantastic culture and one of the best recruiters in the nation. We understand the pre-season hype was both absurd and unwarranted. This team simply has too many holes. Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VK_cxxvxbM

11-7 Texas TO LSU

This announcer is a idiot

There are excited, relieved, yet somewhat frustrated fans for sure. I heard from some during the game. Hopefully we found something in the 4th Quarter yesterday, but we said that after OU as well. I love the fact that this Team and Coaching staff have no thrown in the towel when some fans and many haters like this guy want us to throw in the towel. I hope we keep winning much to the chagrin of all haters.

Gerry, how did we lose Sedrick to Vandy. We could use him!!

You’re overreacting. LSU is the opposite of Texas, no heart and a HC with zero integrity that his players don’t like. TAMU’s other road games were won by an average of 2 points. They are not the best team in the country. They can be beat.

Vandy uses it often. We can do the same.

If you’re Lane, do you take LSU or Florida?

Great comeback for the reasons described above. But it is sad that UT had to make such a comeback against a team like Mississippi State.

25-21 Texas takes 2nd set. Texas leads 2-0

Is there an offensive strategy to pass n run from a scramble, Arch Manning Sr did that often as a Saints Qb.

22-20 Texas TO LSU

Don’t pass the eye test physically? Come on man we win the eye test every time we step off the bus. Also, Sark might be due an extension if they manage to grow and get to the CFP. The defense has been dominant when they get any offense. If you want to see a miserable Texas fan base go back to Charlie Strong’s tenure or John Mackovic’s tenure specifically 1997. This guy is a joker joint smoker.

20-20

Entire broadcast is 2nd rate even by SEC Netwok+ standards

19-17 Texas TO LSU

Isn't the athletic the same garbage rag that put out the hit piece on Arch earlier?

15-14 Texas media TO

So much anticipation of an actual basketball coach at Texas for the first time in a long time excited just to see how we start the miller era. Three wasted years too late what a bust Rodney Terry was. We saved a ton of cash though. 😂

Male announcer is a terrible

Looks like a local LSU produced broadcast