From preseason No. 1 to being tagged with the overrated label in a matter of weeks , most of the Texas stock nationally was liquidated after a loss at Florida earlier this month. Heisman futures on Arch Manning were ripped up, vaunted personnel defensively was questioned and the expectation was the rest of the SEC slate would lay waste to the struggling Longhorns.

Then, Red River happened.

The win over then sixth-ranked Oklahoma put all season goals back in front of Texas, which has navigated a pair of upset-minded opponents to set up Saturday's nationally ranked showdown against Vanderbilt in Austin.

On the heels of their third straight SEC win following Saturday night's epic 17-point turnaround in the fourth quarter at Mississippi State , the Longhorns are b

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