CJ Vogel

3 Stars of the Game vs. Mississippi State 2025 *** Star No. 1 – Arch Manning For my money's worth, that was the best game of Arch Manning's 2025 season. The first half statistically did not pop, but add in three drops to the review and he was actually spot on for most of the game. Manning still had a rough slant throw to Mosley on 3rd & 2, but other than that, he ended with 346 passing yards and 3 touchdowns, while adding two scrambles of 10+ yards as well. Star No. 2 – Ryan Niblett This individual season for Ryan Niblett has been like one I have never seen. Niblett has singled handedly been responsible for 24 points by himself over the last three weeks, all out of the punt return game. And credit to that unit a well, the blocking set up has been spectacular, and overall execution has been great. Star No. 3 – Ethan Burke Texas trusted Burke with the most snaps of his career and he came through with a very strong performance. A sack, two tackles for loss and a blocked field goal are all on the tally for Burke. It was interesting hearing from Burke postgame, the blocked field goal sequence is practiced step by step in practice. It isn't "Go be big!" but instead a closely monitored process that is mimicked in practice often throughout the week. HM1 Anthony Hill Jr. – Another weekend of being one of the top tacklers for the Longhorns, this time with 2.5 sacks added to the tally. HM2 Emmett Mosley V – The game-winning touchdown in overtime was a remarkable snag. I think Texas needs to redirect some targets this way to Mosley moving forward.

Good call!

I was in the same boat at the start of the 4th. Didn’t see any reason to think differently from body language on the sideline either. yet, proven completely wrong. Still can’t really explain it. But a remarkable come from behind win.

Highly unlikely.

Hilarious timing in all of this.

One of the most impressive single game performances I have ever watched.

https://x.com/buster_espn/status/1981116034313834673?s=46&t=Ub-Nd-rB5dZFsU1DAI7tyg now this would be something lol

Definitely. He's a stud.

Lol, good point

Posted this to Twitter, but I wanted to share here for more conversation. *** Alabama Opponents have only attempted 2 field goals against Alabama. The fewest of anyone in the country They are 2-2. Arkansas The Hogs have converted 28 red zone trips into 25 touchdowns, the 2nd highest red zone TD conversion rate in the country. (83.3%) Arkansas also leads the country in off. plays of 10+ and 20+ yards. Auburn Auburn has allowed the most sacks in the country this year with 27.0. Florida Florida is 1 of 14 teams with 3 or fewer 20+ yard rushes 1 of 6 teams without a 30+ yard rush All while Jadan Baugh is 4th in the country in missed tackles forced (40). Georgia Georgia defense currently sits outside the top 30 in scoring defense for the first time since 2016. They ranked 32nd at 19.6 PPG allowed. Kentucky Opponents have only fumbled 3 times when playing Kentucky, tied for 2nd fewest of any team in the country. Kentucky is 1 of 3 teams to have not recovered a fumble this season. LSU LSU opponents have committed 8.7 penalties per game, 4th most in the country. LSU opponents have averaged 72.6 yards in penalties per game, 5th most in the country. Mississippi State The MSST offense owns time of possession with 26:25 on average, that ranks 131st in the country. Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy has the most yards after contact (670) of anyone in the country, and the 2nd most missed tackles forced (55) of any RB in the country. Oklahoma Sooners D has 75.0 tackles for loss this season, that is 9.0 more than any other team in the country. Only team in the country to average 10+ TFL per game. Ole Miss Ole Miss has awarded opponents 19 first downs via penalty this season, the most in the SEC. It ranks t125th in the country. South Carolina The Gamecocks have lost 238 yards on 26 sacks this year. They’ve lost 42 yards more than anyone else in the country on sacks. Tennessee Tennessee is the only team in the country to average 40+ PPG and allow more than 25+ PPG. Vols are 2nd in off. PPG (44.1) Vols are 110th in def. PPG (30.4) Texas Texas has the 3rd best average starting field position in the country. They currently sit with the 80th overall scoring offense. Texas A&M The Aggies’ OL has only allowed 19.0 tackles for loss this season, tied for the 3rd best mark in the entire country. Vanderbilt Vanderbilt averages the most points per drive of any team in the country. Only 3 teams since 2020 have averaged 4.00+ points per drive. Vandy sits at 4.12 currently.

FWIW, 2.333 would be the fifth fastest sack in the NFL this year according to Next Gen Stats.

This is the missed slant to Mosley. Arch gets annihilated here on a free runner.

Yep. 1 target to Mosley in the 1st half... goes for 31 yards. 1 target to Moore in the first 58 minutes... goes for 19. 1 target to Livingstone in the 1st half... incomplete.

Here’s my problem with Arch on waggles. There are yards to be had here. He did the same thing against UF on the throw to Wisner for a TD. Get rid of this ball the second Endries clears that defender, and there’s room to create a missed tackle. Instead, the ball is thrown late and the play loses a yard. copy_F7A0FD9D-B732-4FAB-A303-0B3A73820191.mov

Nice move by Christian Clark. Gain of 7

3rd & 8 on the UK 37 yard line. The end zone angle. Loss of 2

Arch outside the pocket has been fantastic the last three weeks.

Davis play a lot of safety at Fairview. Has tremendous ball skills and effortlessly plays the football.

2025 Midseason highlights: http://www.hudl.com/v/2SzKUA

New 2026 Cornerback Offered Mark Orphey has extended a new offer in the class of 2026. Texas offered 2026 Fairview CB Toray Davis out of Boulder, Colorado Monday afternoon. Davis, a 6-foot-1-inch cornerback recently decommitted from UCLA in September and has earned offers from Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Arizona State and now Texas in the month since being back on the market. In the current 2026 class, Davis comes in ranked right inside the top 500 in the national composite rankings. The Longhorns sit with Hayward Howard Jr. and Smoke Matthews in the class at the moment.

Sark wanted 2 plays to get 8 yards. Thought he could catch 4-5 here. Kentucky brings pressure. C gets blown up. RT loses inside. TE gets lost in the traffic. Just a total mess.