3 Stars of the Game | Texas vs. Vanderbilt

[CJ Vogel]

3 Stars of the Game vs. Vanderbilt

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The players of the game in the 34–31 victory over Vanderbilt.

 

Star No. 1 – Colin Simmons

A fantastic showing from Colin Simmons on Saturday. Starting the day off with a strip sack fumble and recovery which led to immediate points on the other side. Simmons produced seven pressures on the day and lived behind the line of scrimmage. Star performance from Simmons.

 

Star No. 2 – Arch Manning

A lot of quick, easy throws to begin the game for Manning, but he settled into his own rather nicely. A second consecutive game over 300 passing yards and three touchdowns, all of which coming in the first three quarters. Manning once again played turnover-free football and hit a mid-game rhythm of completed 16–18 passes at one point. Really smooth operation.

 

Star No. 3 – Offensive Line

I don't normally do full units for the stars of the game, but the offensive line deserves some recognition for their performance on Saturday. It was not a perfect day, but it was far and away the best this unit has performed in 2025. No sacks allowed and only one rush ended up going for negative yards. You can score a lot of points when that is the case.

 

HM1 Ethan Burke – 2 sacks and pressure all over the field. Burke has blossomed with six TFL and 3.0 sacks over his last three contests.

HM2 Anthony Hill Jr. – Just like Simmons, I thought there were pockets of this game early on where Hill was flat dominant. 

 

*** Emmett Mosley V just missed the cut for another HM honor.

[John F.]

14 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

*** Emmett Mosley V just missed the cut for another HM honor.

Blame the referees for this one

[TexasMDcoach]

@CJ Vogelspot on!

[Hookem72]

One thing that Simmons needs praise for is his run defense and playing the run off the block.  Start of the year he was taken out of plays completely.  First half he consistently worked his way back inside to make tackles. 

[Here for the Wins]

Going back in time, but why did Burke only get 13 plays versus UF?

[CJ Vogel]

Love this type of stuff

[CJ Vogel]

21 minutes ago, Here for the Wins said:

Going back in time, but why did Burke only get 13 plays versus UF?

Not particularly sure. Haven’t heard of any type of ailment from that game. 

[Beard N Balls Bundle]

26 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Love this type of stuff

Connor Robertson seems like a smart, hard playing lineman. He's always looking for someone else to block downfield. I like him in the rotation. Wish we had gone to this sooner

Edited 5 hours ago by Beard N Balls Bundle