No. 19 Texas holds off No. 7 Ole Miss as Brown rushes for 157 yards
Raleek Brown ran for 157 yards and Texas built a 24-3 halftime lead before holding off a second-half Ole Miss rally for a 34-27 SEC win at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.
No. 19 Texas rode a 207-yard rushing attack and a fast start to a 34-27 victory over No. 7 Ole Miss on Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Longhorns led 24-3 at halftime and then held on as the Rebels scored 24 points after the break. Raleek Brown carried 23 times for 157 yards to pace a Texas ground game that averaged 4.9 yards per attempt.
Arch Manning finished 18 of 30 for 212 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for the Longhorns. Ryan Wingo was his top target, catching seven passes for 111 yards and a score. Jelani McDonald led the Texas defense with 12 tackles.
Texas opened with a 10-point first quarter and added 14 more in the second to take control. The Longhorns were held scoreless in the third as Ole Miss climbed back with two touchdowns, then answered with 10 points in the fourth to close it out. Texas converted just 3 of 13 third downs and was flagged 14 times for 134 yards, but finished with 419 total yards to Ole Miss's 363.
Trinidad Chambliss threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns for the Rebels, completing 25 of 52 attempts, but was intercepted three times. Deuce Alexander caught eight passes for 87 yards, and Makhi Frazier led the Ole Miss rushing effort with 47 yards on six carries. Keaton Thomas made eight tackles and Blake Purchase recorded a sack.
Ole Miss moved the ball but stalled repeatedly, going 6 of 18 on third down and 2 of 3 on fourth down while turning the ball over three times on interceptions. The Rebels averaged just 4.8 yards per pass attempt and 3.8 yards per rush.
Texas moves to 5-2 with the conference win, and Ole Miss is also 5-2 after the loss.