.Dave Wilson, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 09:33 PM ETCloseDave Wilson is a college regulation football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Early Morning Headlines, San Diego Union-Tribune as well as Las Vegas Sun.AUSTIN, Texas-- No. 1 Texas got its 1st SEC gain behind the branch of Arch Manning, that helped the Longhorns conquer a sluggish beginning and some self-inflicted drawbacks to trump Mississippi Condition 35-13 on Saturday.Manning was 26-of-31 for 324 backyards and pair of goals, and included 33 rushing gardens as well as one more credit rating, despite Johntay Prepare II falling a wide-open goal pass that would've included another 62 passing yards in the 2nd fourth. A week after throwing pair of interceptions in his first begin versus UL Monroe, Manning mentioned he believed a lot more rested." I believe last week I really did not possess as a lot fun as I wanted to," Manning pointed out. "I presume I had a little extra exciting today although it was a little bit of rough." It was rough considering that running back Jaydon Blue dropped pair of fumbles-- one in the hole area-- Cook went down a goal and there were actually eight charges on the Texas offense. Train Steve Sarkisian criticized themself for having his team kick a basket but at that point going all out on fourth down after a protective penalty offered the Longhorns another opportunity. Texas stopped working to turn, taking three points off the board.The Longhorns entered into halftime with a 14-6 lead as Mississippi Condition utilized a ground-heavy strategy behind correct fresher quarterback Michael Vehicle Buren Jr. The Bulldogs ran 73 plays to Texas' 62, but the Longhorns outgained all of them 522 yards to 294. There were actually additionally 17 fines in the video game, a lot of along with prolonged evaluations." It was tough for the video game to acquire a rhythm to it," Sarkisian said.But he was actually pleased the Longhorns browsed this stretch of the period as well as Quinn Ewers' trauma to begin 5-0. It is actually the second direct time Texas has actually started 5-0, noting merely the second attend recent half a century the Longhorns have actually performed it in next years. Texas possesses an off week appearing, adhered to by the Reddish River Rivalry in Dallas against Oklahoma, before Georgia pertains to Austin the adhering to week.Sarkisian said the Longhorns revealed grace, and he was pleased they had the ability to endure their very first SEC difficulty while letting Ewers bounce back coming from a stretched skew trauma without must hurry him back." Our company require Quinn back considering that he's our quarterback and also he's our forerunner," Sarkisian mentioned. "I believe that effects the whole crew and belief, yet what I presume our team knew and what Arch knew here over the final 2 1/2 activities is this team may rely on him too." Manning claimed he was ready for Ewers' profits whenever that could be." I think Quinn's confirmed themself," Manning pointed out. "I imply, he led us to the Sweets Dish in 2013 as well as he's played actually well this year, so this is his staff. I think he is actually going to return and play really effectively, yet I'll await when my number's contacted if they need me. So our experts are actually only mosting likely to attempt as well as keep this thing rolling.".