{"id":10982,"date":"2025-10-19T14:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/10982\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T14:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:53:09","slug":"arch-manning-texas-pick-up-win-despite-poor-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/10982\/","title":{"rendered":"Arch Manning, Texas pick up win despite poor play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/arch-manning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Arch Manning<\/a> struggled in the Texas Longhorns\u2019 win over the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday and faced criticism on social media for being unable to take his game to the next level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Manning, who led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/texas-longhorns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Longhorns<\/a> to a win over No. 6 Oklahoma last week, was 12-of-27 passing for 132 yards. He ran for minus-1 yards on 11 carries. Still, Texas managed to eke out a 16-13 win thanks to a Mason Shipley field goal in overtime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/texas-arch-manning-101925-3.jpg\" alt=\"Arch Manning gets sacked\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) is sacked in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. (AP Photo\/Michael Swensen)<\/p>\n<p>The star quarterback\u2019s numbers weren\u2019t good enough to win over fans.<\/p>\n<p>Manning acknowledged that the defense stepped up to really help pick up the victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The defense had our back all night,&#8221; he said, via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/sports\/college\/longhorns\/article\/texas-kentucky-football-recap-score-21107462.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Houston Chronicle<\/a>. &#8220;Ultimately, I got to play better. We\u2019ve got to start faster. Obviously, it was a rough night for the offense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Texas only had eight first downs and 179 yards of total offense on 12 drives.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/texas-arch-manning-101925-1.jpg\" alt=\"Arch Manning looks down the field\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) looks for a receiver in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. (AP Photo\/Michael Swensen)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nick-saban-shocked-tua-tagovailoas-comments-throwing-dolphins-teammates-under-bus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NICK SABAN \u2018SHOCKED\u2019 BY TUA TAGOVAILOA\u2019S COMMENTS THROWING DOLPHINS TEAMMATES \u2018UNDER THE BUS\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian was ecstatic to pick up the win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What a win,&#8221; Sarkisian said. &#8220;I\u2019ve said this all along. You go on the road at night in the SEC this league is tough. It\u2019s hard, and for us to find a way to win this game tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/texas-arch-manning-101925-2.jpg\" alt=\"Arch Manning calls a play\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas quarterback Arch Manning, top, calls a play before a snap in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. (AP Photo\/Michael Swensen)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Texas improved to 5-2 and is 2-1 against SEC opponents. The Longhorns are fifth in the conference. The team has a road trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/mississippi-state-bulldogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mississippi State<\/a> next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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