Manning powers Texas to upset win over No. 6 OU

DALLAS -- Ryan Niblett returned a punt 75 yards for a decisive touchdown successful the 4th fourth and Texas got a much-needed 23-6 triumph implicit sixth-ranked Oklahoma successful their yearly Red River Rivalry crippled connected Saturday.

Arch Manning completed 21 of 27 passes for 166 yards and the go-ahead touchdown connected the opening thrust of the 2nd fractional for the Longhorns (4-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference), who were coming disconnected a nonaccomplishment astatine Florida that knocked the preseason No. 1 squad retired of the AP Top 25.

Texas retained the Golden Hat trophy and should get backmost into the caller canvass Sunday. More importantly, the Longhorns avoided a nonaccomplishment that apt would person ended immoderate realistic accidental of getting into the College Football Playoff for the 3rd twelvemonth successful a row.

John Mateer was 20-of-38 passing with 3 interceptions successful his instrumentality to the lineup for Oklahoma (5-1, 1-1) lone 17 days aft country connected his throwing (right) hand.

Niblett worked up the sideline successful beforehand of the Texas bench, and aft making a chopped wrong adjacent midfield bounced disconnected a teammate and continued his sprint to the extremity portion for a 20-6 pb with 9:59 left.

When the Sooners past gained 38 yards connected 3 plays to the Texas 27 connected the ensuing drive, Mateer had an incompletion earlier being sacked connected consecutive plays and past had different incompletion connected fourth-and-22.

Mason Shipley kicked tract goals of 22, 48 and 39 yards for the Longhorns. He had 2 agelong misses, the archetypal a 55-yard effort that ricocheted disconnected the close upright, and was aboriginal abbreviated connected a 56-yard attempt.

Tate Sandell kicked a 42-yard tract extremity connected the game's opening thrust for the Sooners. He made it 6-0 with a 41-yarder successful the 2nd quarter, but they didn't people again.