{"id":69913,"date":"2025-11-29T20:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T20:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/69913\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T20:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T20:27:08","slug":"why-texas-longhorns-need-more-of-big-game-quintrevion-wisner-if-they-reach-the-cfp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/69913\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Texas Longhorns need more of Big Game Quintrevion Wisner if they reach the CFP"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN \u2014 The Texas<\/a> football team revisited the not-so-distance past in preparation for a critical rivalry game that might\u2019ve determined their College Football Playoff fate. In film study, prior to Friday\u2019s showdown vs. Texas A&M<\/a>, the Longhorns staff included clips of running back Quintrevion Wisner\u2019s career-best performance in last year\u2019s regular-season finale win against the Aggies. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe purposely put [in] probably three-to-five carries of Tre, last year, in this game,\u201d Texas coach Steve Sarkisian<\/a> said, \u201cjust to give him a little friendly reminder of who he is and what he\u2019s capable of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yeah, no sweat there, he knows who he is. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m Tre Wisner,\u201d he said when asked if an \u2018Aggies Slayer\u2019 nickname was an appropriate title. \u201cI go to the University of Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The program\u2019s high-profile foes recognize that by now. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe just shows up in these rivalry games and balls out,\u201d quarterback Arch Manning<\/a> said. \u201cIt\u2019s funny.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related<\/p>\n

\"Texas<\/p>\n

Wisner, a junior running back from DeSoto,<\/a> rushed for a season-high 155 yards in a 27-17 win vs. previously undefeated A&M at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium Friday night. He helped diversify a Longhorns (9-3, 6-2 SEC) offense that outscored the Aggies (11-1, 7-1) by two touchdowns in the second half. <\/p>\n

He averaged 5.8 yards per attempt on five first-half carries, but the Longhorns scored just three points and trailed after two quarters because they remained committed to an aerial attack that couldn\u2019t find space to operate. <\/p>\n

They committed to a more balanced offense in the third quarter and were rewarded for the flip. Wisner broke a 48-yard run to start the first Texas drive of the second half to move the Longhorns into field goal range. He rushed for 37 yards on four carries in the next drive and helped set up quarterback Manning\u2019s 29-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to wide receiver Ryan Wingo.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought he ran hard,\u201d Sarkisian said. \u201cI thought he ran physical. We didn\u2019t block it perfect \u2014 they\u2019re a good defensive football team \u2014 so we didn\u2019t block it perfect all the time. But, man, they blocked some things really well to get him in space and get him into open field.”<\/p>\n

Wisner has rushed for 80-plus yard in eight career games. Six of those instances were against ranked teams, and in 14 games against AP Top 25 teams since the start of last season, he\u2019s rushed for 1,158 yards on 4.8 yards per carry. He\u2019s averaged just 4.3 yards per carry against unranked opponents. <\/p>\n

He ran for 118 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 18 Oklahoma in last year\u2019s Red River Rivalry game, totaled a career-high 186 yards against No. 20 A&M in last year\u2019s Lone Star Showdown, rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns vs. No. 12 Clemson in the first round of last year\u2019s College Football Playoffs. had 80 yards against No. 3 Ohio State in this year\u2019s season opener, finished 94 yards vs. No. 6 Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl two months ago and helped pace the offense in Friday\u2019s win vs. the Aggies. <\/p>\n

The Longhorns are 5-1 in those games and 9-1 all-time when he rushes for 75 or more yards. <\/p>\n

\u201cI trust the game plan,\u201d Wisner said. \u201cIf they\u2019re going to come to me, it\u2019s my job to make sure they keep coming to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related<\/p>\n

\"Texas<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t anything new for the former three-star recruit who entered his freshman season at Texas no better than fifth on the depth chart. He totaled 210 yards of offense and two touchdowns in DeSoto\u2019s 6A Div. II state championship game win against Austin Vandegrift three years ago at Arlington\u2019s AT&T Stadium and said postgame that he was \u201csuper excited\u201d to play for the Longhorns upon graduation. <\/a><\/p>\n

The Longhorns will need his big-game tendencies to remain intact if they do clinch a spot in the 12-team postseason tournament. The Longhorns have struggled to establish a consistent run game this season behind an offensive line that took half of the year to find its best form. They rank toward the bottom of the conference in rush yards per game (129.7), yards per carry (3.9) and, per Pro Football Focus, have the fifth-lowest graded run game within the league. <\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s game, though, represented what is possible for the Texas offense if Manning is not required to win games exclusively with his arm. Their second-half approach \u2014 in which they ran the ball 22 times \u2014 spread out the A&M defense and allowed Manning to pass for 128 yards on just eight attempts. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think we kind of slowed down and I didn\u2019t try to do too much,\u201d Manning said. \u201cWe were physical up front, our o-line played really well, [Wisner] ran hard, I really just had to hand the ball off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wisner gave him a reason to.<\/p>\n

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