Saturday afternoon felt so very Texas. For three quarters, the Longhorns looked like the dominant squad that started the season as the No.1 team in the country. Arch Manning had his best game of the season, tearing up Vanderbilt’s defense and reminding everyone why the hype was once endless. With six seconds remaining in the third quarter, the No. 20 Longhorns lead 34–10, with their dreams of making the College Football Playoffs still alive. Steve Sarkisian said afterward to ESPN, “We’re always going to make things interesting around here I guess,” summing up perfectly as Texas walked off with a nerve-racking 34–22 win.

Looks like it’s that dim, shimmering route that leads Texas all the way to the SEC Championship, if you gaze hard enough. That 34-22 victory against No. 9 Vander

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