The fifth-ranked Texas Longhorns were able to hold onto the lead and secure a 27-24 road victory against the 25th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores in Week 9 SEC action. The Longhorns (7-1, 3-1 SEC) are still in the race for the SEC Championship Game while the Commodores (5-3, 2-2) were able to prove they can compete with the top teams in the nation.
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Quinn Ewers played a great game and his connection with DeAndre Moore Jr. was the difference in this game. Let's take a closer look at the box score and discuss what happened to make the game end how it did.
The Texas Longhorns were able to bounce back after their loss to the Georgia Bulldogs as they were able to go 9-of-15 on third downs to continue generating drives. Quinn Ewers had a big passing game but also turned the ball over twice. The running game was able to compliment the passing as the Longhorns ran for 3.1 yards per attempt.
The Vanderbilt Commodores did well as they scored 24 points but were 3-of-12 on third downs in this game. The passing had some issues as Diego Pavia threw for 143 yards and a pair of interceptions as well as two touchdowns. Three turnovers against Texas is not going to get it done to pull off a win as an inferior team. Below is the scoring breakdown for this game.
0:46 4Q: Diego Pavia 8 Yard Passing TD to Eli Stowers | Texas 27-24
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