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Texas holds off Ole Miss 34-27 after blowing 21-point lead
Texas beat seventh-ranked Ole Miss 34-27 in Austin on Saturday night.
The Longhorns had led by 21 points at halftime, but Ole Miss tied the game at 24 early in the fourth quarter.
Texas quarterback Arch Manning threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores, including the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Ole Miss recovered an onside kick in the final two minutes, but Jelani McDonald intercepted the last pass in the end zone.
The win ended Texas's two-game losing streak and eased criticism after losses to unranked teams.
Texas improved to 5-2, while Ole Miss also stood at 5-2; the game’s final moments left the Rebels short of a comeback.
No. 19 Texas beat seventh-ranked Ole Miss 34-27 in Austin on Saturday night.
The Longhorns blew a 21-point lead before holding off a late comeback to snap a two-game losing streak.
Arch Manning threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores, including the fourth-quarter go-ahead touchdown.
Ole Miss tied the game at 24 after recovering a fumble in the end zone and scoring two touchdown passes to Horatio Fields.
Jelani McDonald intercepted Trinidad Chambliss’s pass in the end zone on the final play.
- Who
- No. 19 Texas and seventh-ranked Ole Miss.
- What
- Texas won 34-27 after blowing a 21-point lead.
- When
- Saturday night, October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Austin, Texas.
- Why
- Texas won after Arch Manning scored the go-ahead touchdown and Jelani McDonald intercepted Ole Miss’s final pass.
Texas
Ole Miss
Game result
Texas
Texas won 34-27.
Ole Miss
Ole Miss lost 34-27.
Late-game effort
Texas
Texas held off Ole Miss’s comeback and intercepted the final pass.
Ole Miss
Ole Miss erased a 21-point deficit and nearly completed the comeback.
Texas led Ole Miss 24-3.
Ole Miss recovered Arch Manning’s fumble in the end zone and began its comeback.
Horatio Fields’s touchdown catch tied the game at 24.
Manning scored on a 1-yard run to put Texas ahead 31-24.
Jelani McDonald intercepted Trinidad Chambliss’s pass in the end zone.
- Final score
- Texas 34, Ole Miss 27
- Texas ranking
- No. 19
- Ole Miss ranking
- No. 7
- Halftime score
- Texas 24, Ole Miss 3
- Raleek Brown rushing yards
- 157
- Texas penalties
- 14 for 121 yards
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