Before, during and after Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns eased off before pulling away from Mississippi State for a 35-13 win on Saturday, results from around the SEC will determine the final seven games of the regular season. My perspective has changed. Being viewed.
Texas (5-0, 1-0 SEC) seemed to have caught the break, avoiding Ole Miss and coach Lane Kiffin’s high-powered offense on schedule. The Rebels aren’t one of the Longhorns’ remaining seven opponents, but Kentucky’s 20-17 upset win in Oxford was the first time coach Mark Stoops and the Wildcats defeated Georgia in 13 games on Sept. 14. It proved that losing 12-1 was no fluke. .
But before Texas welcomes Kentucky to Royal Texas Memorial Stadium for its final home game of the season on Nov. 23, Sarkisian’s team faces a tough start to its two-week bye week.
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On the road against Auburn, Oklahoma overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to earn its first SEC win, 27-21. After the Longhorns and Sooners meet on Oct. 12 in the first Red River Shootout contested under the SEC banner, Texas returns home to face Georgia on Oct. 19.
The Bulldogs, previously ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25, rose from a 28-0 hole in Tuscaloosa to take a late lead over Alabama. Still, Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe and rising freshman Ryan Williams scored game-clinching 75-yard touchdowns to put the Crimson Tide on top for good at 41-34 with 2:18 left.
Texas A&M defeated Arkansas 21-17 in the final Southwest Classic scheduled to be held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, marking the Aggies’ fourth straight win since losing to Notre Dame in the season opener. Needless to say, there could be a lot of SEC Championship and College Football Playoff implications when the Longhorns head to Kyle Field to resume the Texas A&M series on Nov. 30.
