Arch Manning overcame some early struggles, scoring on a pair of first-half touchdown runs and adding a short touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as No. 7 Texas did enough to beat UTEP 27-10 on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas.

The Longhorns' much ballyhooed quarterback completed only 11 of his 25 passes for 114 yards and was intercepted once.

Even with Manning's struggles - and an injury to starting running back CJ Baxter on the contest's first snap - Texas (2-1) was too much for the Miners. The Longhorns finished with a 340-259 edge in total yardage, with 226 of Texas' yards coming on the ground.

Malachi Nelson passed for 209 yards to lead UTEP (1-2), which has never beaten Texas in seven games between the teams.

After a ragged start, Manning scooted around the right end with a 2

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