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Coach Steve Sarkisian’s Texas Longhorns took on the Ole Miss Rebels on a day when Arch Manning got advice from Tim Tebow and another former NFL QB. Texas AD Chris del Conte pumped the breaks on Manning criticism as his team prepared for a showdown with Pete Golding’s No. 7 Rebels in Austin.
The Longhorns led 10-3 near midfield with Manning dropping back to throw. He eschewed his checkdowns in favor of a deep ball to one of his favorite targets, receiver Ryan Wingo, and threaded a perfect pass to his streaking teammate for a picture-perfect 50-yard touchdown pass that fired up the Texas faithful.
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The Texas QB goes deep and finds Ryan Wingo for a 50-yard touchdown.
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Manning continued to shake off the criticism, and the Rebels, as he led his team to a big lead before halftime. A Michael Terry III rushing touchdown gave Texas a 24-3 lead with just over nine minutes to go in the second quarter, a big response on a week when everyone seemed to doubt the Longhorns and their maligned star QB.
Manning was criticized for an alleged flaw by an NFL scout before the game as fans began piling on the ‘Horns star. He responded with 12-of-18 passing for 164 yards and a touchdown along with one interception and 27 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown before halftime, totaling nearly 200 yards.
The Longhorns continued their winning ways as they shut down Ole Miss Heisman candidate Trinidad Chambliss, holding him to 53 yards and a pick as time began to tick down on the first half at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
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