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11/22 18:37 CST Arch Manning has 4 TDs passing, 1 rushing and 1 receiving as
No. 17 Texas beats Arkansas 52-37
Arch Manning has 4 TDs passing, 1 rushing and 1 receiving as No. 17 Texas beats
Arkansas 52-37
By JIM VERTUNO
AP Sports Writer
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) --- Arch Manning passed for four touchdowns, ran for one and
caught another as No. 17 Texas beat Arkansas 52-37 on Saturday to keep the
Longhorns clinging to hopes of making the College Football Playoff.
Ranked No. 1 in the preseason, the Longhorns (8-3, 5-2, Southeastern
Conference, No. 17 CFP ) will have to beat third-ranked rival Texas A&M on
Friday for a chance to make a case they deserve to be in the playoff for the
third consecutive season.
Manning became the first Texas quarterback with passing, running and receiving
touchdowns in a game. He passed for a career-high 389 yards, and his
do-everything day showed how far he's come from the beginning of the season,
when Texas struggled to a 3-2 start.
Manning connected with DeAndre Moore Jr. for three touchdowns. Manning's
touchdown catch on a reverse pass from Parker Livingstone was an athletic grab
where he had to twist his 6-foot-4 frame and reach high to make the play.
Livingstone also had a 54-yard TD reception.
On his touchdown run at the start of the third quarter, Manning cut twice to
elude tacklers before lunging across the goal line for a 31-20 lead.
Arkansas (2-9, 0-7) kept it close early and was within 24-20 at halftime behind
touchdown runs from quarterback Taylen Green and running back Mike Washington.
Green threw an interception on Arkansas' first possession of the second half.
The turnover set up another Texas touchdown when Manning escaped a sack and
found Moore open in the back of the end zone.
The takeaway Arkansas: The Razorbacks have lost nine in a row in a miserable season that saw coach Sam Pittman fired after five games. That stretch included six losses by six points or fewer before Saturday. Texas: The Longhorns were missing starting linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. with a hand injury, and his status for facing Texas A&M and its explosive offense is unknown. The Longhorns' defense has surrendered at least 30 points in each of the last three games.
Up next Arkansas hosts No. 22 Missouri next Saturday. Texas hosts No. 3 Texas A&M on Friday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
The takeaway Arkansas: The Razorbacks have lost nine in a row in a miserable season that saw coach Sam Pittman fired after five games. That stretch included six losses by six points or fewer before Saturday. Texas: The Longhorns were missing starting linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. with a hand injury, and his status for facing Texas A&M and its explosive offense is unknown. The Longhorns' defense has surrendered at least 30 points in each of the last three games.
Up next Arkansas hosts No. 22 Missouri next Saturday. Texas hosts No. 3 Texas A&M on Friday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
