BATON ROUGE, La. — No. 8 Texas secured a 22-21 comeback victory against LSU inside Tiger Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14, according to “Yahoo Sports”.
The matchup served as a must-win game for the Tigers in their first season under Lane Kiffin to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive, as reported by “USA Today”.
LSU initially contained Longhorns star quarterback Arch Manning, who threw a season-high three interceptions during the contest, per “USA Today Sports”.
Despite being sacked four times and completing just under 55% of his passes for 174 yards, Manning rallied his team in the final two minutes, according to “The Advertiser”.
Manning used his legs in the closing moments to bring the Longhorns just shy of the goal line with only 13 seconds remaining on the clock, as detailed by “Yahoo Sports”.
The Archbishop Newman alumnus then threw a game-winning four-yard touchdown pass to Raleek Brown to seal the eighth win of the season for Texas, per “Lafayette Daily Advertiser”.
“I think in a bunch of years from now, I’m gonna tell everyone I had a game-winning drive and everyone’s gonna forget the three picks,” Manning joked during his postgame news conference, according to “Yahoo Sports”.
Reflecting on his return to his home state, Manning noted that he grew up around many LSU fans and appreciated leaving victorious, per “Yahoo Sports”.
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian praised his quarterback’s resilience after the hard-fought contest, according to “The Advertiser”.
“It was hard, it was tough and he had to use his legs,” Sarkisian said, as reported by “Yahoo Sports”.
The loss effectively closes the door on LSU’s aspirations of reaching the College Football Playoff, according to “Yahoo Sports”.