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Texas football quarterback Arch Manning received fierce criticism for his turnover marred outing versus LSU. But he pulled off the epic last second heroics with Raleek Brown at Baton Rouge Saturday.
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The running back Brown caught LSU off guard with his motion to the left. Manning lasered his short throw from inside LSU’s five-yard line for the final touchdown with two seconds left. Texas ultimately held on for the 22-21 victory thanks to a final special teams stop.
But again, Manning overcame a multiple interception evening to pull off this epic goal line touchdown.
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Manning lifted Texas to an 8-2 overall mark while ending LSU’s pursuit of an SEC title, plus College Football Playoff berth, in season one of Lane Kiffin.
But the Longhorns kept their own hopes alive for both. Texas now joins Alabama and Tennessee as the conference’s remaining eight-win teams with two regular season games left. The Longhorns own the tiebreaker with the latter SEC rival after beating them earlier this season. So the path to both Atlanta come Dec. 5 and the CFP is becoming crystallized for Texas.
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Manning still needed to shed the memories of his earlier picks. LSU grabbed three Manning passes, with Ty Benefield snatching two of those errant throws and took one back for the touchdown. DJ Pickett grabbed the other pick.
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Manning even noticeable kept moving his right arm clockwise after appearing to injure himself on a previous play. But he orchestrated one epic long scoring drive. And in the process, elevated the Longhorns’ championship vision in overcoming Death Valley in Louisiana.
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