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AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 24: Arch Manning #16 of the Texas Longhorns warms up before the game against the Ole Miss Rebels at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 24, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The No. 19 Texas Longhorns secured what many deemed a must-win game Saturday night against the No. 7 Ole Miss Rebels at home in Austin.<\/p>\n
Texas led 24-3 at halftime but somehow squandered that lead, allowing Ole Miss to tie the game at 24 in the second half.<\/p>\n
However, the Longhorns found their rhythm in the fourth quarter and won 34-27.<\/p>\n
Quarterback Arch Manning completed 18 of 30 passes for 212 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He also scored two rushing touchdowns, including the go-ahead score when the game was tied at 24.<\/p>\n
Manning Has Viral Message for Holly Rowe After Win<\/p>\n
Several weeks ago, Manning went viral for the wrong reasons when he commented during a media interview about a funny AI video depicting his head coach, Steve Sarkisian, punching ESPN reporter Holly Rowe.<\/p>\n
Although Manning didn\u2019t intend any harm with his comment, he faced considerable backlash and apologized shortly afterward in a statement on social media. He also reached out to Rowe personally.<\/p>\n
On Saturday night, Rowe interviewed Manning on the sideline after the game. Before the interview ended, Manning told her she needed to cover more Texas games because the Longhorns are now 3-0 when she\u2019s on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think you need to start doing our games more this year. We\u2019re 3-0 with your this year,\u201d Manning said.<\/a><\/p>\n Rowe responded, \u201cHey, we\u2019ll take it.\u201d<\/p>\n Well done all around by Texas QB Arch Manning. https:\/\/t.co\/bHXBOHBUyJ<\/p>\n \u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The interview was shared across several platforms, but ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter posted it on Sunday morning. In less than two hours, the clip surpassed 500,000 views on X.<\/p>\n College Football Fans React on Social Media<\/p>\n \u201cAlright that made me really like Arch Manning,\u201d a fan said.<\/p>\n Someone else added, \u201cThat really meant a lot to her.\u201d<\/p>\n Another person wrote, \u201cThat boy\u2019s mama taught him right.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s actually really sweet,\u201d a fan shared.<\/p>\n Another posted, \u201cArch has no idea how much that meant to her!\u201d<\/p>\n One more person commented, \u201cThis is cool. You can tell people dragging both of them blew things way out of proportion. They absolutely had a conversation, he said this on purpose (in a good way) and it meant a lot to her (also a good thing). Cool moment for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCole Sullivan<\/a> Cole Sullivan is a sports journalist for Heavy.com covering the NFL, NBA, college football, and college basketball. A member of the United States Basketball Writers Association, he has written for FanSided, Athlon Sports, The Sporting News, and Newsweek. Sullivan earned an Associate degree from Franklin Pierce University and a Bachelor’s degree from Lynn University, where he studied Communications and Media Studies with a focus on Sports Journalism. More about Cole Sullivan<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 24: Arch Manning #16 of the Texas Longhorns warms up before the game…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":476379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-476378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}