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Texas walked into Saturday knowing style points mattered. And Arch Manning delivered it with four passing touchdowns, a rushing score, and even a receiving one.That set the stage for No. 17 Texas to outpace Arkansas 52-37 to keep their flickering Playoff hopes alive. And as Steve Sarkisian views it, there’s still a chance to make a final impression on the CFP committee.

“Longhorns HC Steve Sarkisian says that the best way to impress the CFP Committee would be to beat a third-ranked Texas A&M team next Friday,” Longhorns football beat writer Devon Messinger wrote on X on November 22.

That was a coach planting his flag on the hill he knows he must defend. And if beating Texas A&M is the mission, then Saturday gave Steve Sarkisian both momentum and one costly setback.

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