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Texas football<\/a>, though, does not play its games within the Physics, Math and Astronomy Building on the UT campus. So for the Longhorns, 16 plus one could equal 60. That was the case three weeks ago when quarterback Arch Manning, who wears No. 16, completed a 60-yard pass to Ryan Wingo, who wears No. 1, on UT’s first offensive snap at Mississippi State. One week later,\u00a0Wingo scored on the first play of Texas’ home game against Vanderbilt, so 16 plus one equaled 75 in that case.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Texas Longhorns wide receiver Ryan Wingo (1) runs the ball for a touchdown during the game against Vanderbilt at Darrell K Royal\u2013Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 in Austin.<\/p>\n Aaron E. Martinez\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n The Vanderbilt game was Steve Sarkisian’s 64th as Texas’ head coach and primary offensive play-caller<\/a>. Sarkisian and the Longhorns entered those 64 games with offensive scripts that called for 47 first-play passes and 17 first-play runs. Texas is averaging 8.6 yards on its first offensive plays under Sarkisian, and Wingo’s catches over the last two games have accounted for two of the three longest first-play gains:<\/p>\n Texas Longhorns wide receiver Ryan Wingo (1) celebrates a touchdown with a teammate in the third quarter of the Texas Longhorns\u2019 game against the Sam Houston State Bearkats at Darrell K Royal\u2013Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Sept. 20, 2025.<\/p>\n Sara Diggins\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n \u2022 WR Xavier Worthy’s 75-yard TD catch vs. Oklahoma in Dallas (2021)<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u2022 Wingo’s 75-yard TD catch Nov. 1 vs. Vanderbilt at Royal-Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n NO 10 TEXAS AT NO. 5 GEORGIA<\/p>\n When\/where: 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Athens, Ga.<\/p>\n TV\/radio: ABC; 1300 AM, 98.1 FM, 105.3 FM (Spanish)<\/p>\n \u2022 Wingo’s 60-yard catch Oct. 25 at Mississippi State<\/p>\n \u2022 WR Matthew Golden’s 54-yard catch vs. Arizona State in the CFP quarterfinals (2025)<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u2022 Worthy’s 24-yard catch vs. Kansas State at DKR (2023)<\/p>\n \u2022 RB Bijan Robinson’s 22-yard catch at Texas Tech (2022)<\/p>\n \u2022 Golden’s 22-yard catch vs. Mississippi State at DKR (2024)<\/p>\n MORE: Sign up for the Statesman’s daily Texas sports newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Wingo’s first-play strikes against Mississippi State and Vanderbilt helped lead Texas to wins and kept the Longhorns in\u00a0the College Football Playoff conversation<\/a> as well as the\u00a0Southeastern Conference championship race<\/a>. No. 10 Texas (7-2, 4-1) will attempt to extend its winning streak to five games Saturday at No. 5 Georgia (8-1, 6-1).<\/p>\n Texas Longhorns wide receiver Ryan Wingo (1) stands in the end zone to celebrate a touchdown in the third quarter of the Texas Longhorns\u2019 game against the Sam Houston State Bearkats at Darrell K Royal\u2013Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Sept. 20, 2025.<\/p>\n Sara Diggins\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n Ryan Wingo provides Texas Longhorns with a spark on offense<\/p>\n The Texas-Mississippi State game in\u00a0Starkville featured 873 yards of offense, 83 points and an overtime session<\/a>, but the first highlight was provided by Wingo.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n After Mississippi State opened the game with one of the afternoon’s few listless possessions, Texas sent\u00a0Wingo in motion behind Manning and the receiver caught a quick pass, slipped away from three defenders and was tackled just short of the end zone,\u00a0at the 3-yard line. That set up a short touchdown run by Manning.<\/p>\n One week later during a 34-31 win over Vanderbilt at DKR<\/a>, Wingo again motioned to the right of Manning on UT’s first snap and again snagged a quick pass. A couple of\u00a0Vanderbilt defenders had a shot at Wingo, but he avoided those tackles and sprinted into the end zone.<\/p>\n “I think it shows how dynamic Ryan is when he gets the ball,” Manning said this week. “Got to continue to get him the ball and start fast like that.”<\/p>\n MORE: Three reasons this Texas-Georgia matchup will be different from last year’s games<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n A four-star prospect in the 2024 recruiting cycle, the 6-foot-2, 214-pound Wingo finished the Mississippi State game with 184 receiving yards. That’s the ninth-best effort in school history. He then turned two catches into 89 yards against Vanderbilt. Wingo leads the team with his 31 receptions, and his yards-per-catch average of 19.13 yards is edging South Carolina’s\u00a0Nyck Harbor (19.10) atop the SEC leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sarkisian recently noted that Wingo “is unique is, yes, he’s got speed, but he’s got size, and he’s running through tacklers now, as opposed to breaking down and trying to make them miss.” Fellow receiver Parker Livingstone analyzed this week that “he breaks a lot of tackles. So I think that’s something I can work on. No one can get him on the ground.”<\/p>\n “He’s a great player,” Livingstone said. “I love watching him. I love playing with him. So it’s been great to see him explode out there on those deep runs.”<\/p>\n Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart talks to his players during a timeout against the Texas Longhorns in the second quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Saturday October 19, 2024.<\/p>\n Jay Janner\/American-Statesman<\/p>\n Can Texas get off to another fast start against Georgia?<\/p>\n Will Texas call Wingo’s number whenever its offense first takes the field Saturday? That remains to be seen. The receiver will be an option, though.\u00a0Wingo had his day against Vanderbilt cut short by a thumb injury<\/a>, but the Longhorns enter this weekend with no names on their SEC-mandated availability report.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Wingo and the Longhorns will attempt to get off to a better start against Georgia in Athens than they did in two games against the Bulldogs last year. During a 30-15 loss in Austin, Texas didn’t score until the third quarter. The Longhorns then just kicked two field goals over the first three quarters of an overtime setback in the SEC championship game.<\/p>\n MORE: Five things to know about SEC powerhouse Georgia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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