“Maybe the concussion helped,” Manning said via ESPN's Dave Wilson. Manning was locked in from the start of the game, where he hit Ryan Wingo for a 75-yard touchdown. He became the first player in Texas history with 300 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and complete 75% of his passes against a top-10 team.

Ohio State running back Bo Jackson, top, is tackled by Penn State defensive back Antoine Belgrave-Shorter during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian says quarterback Arch Manning remains in concussion protocol for Thursday practice

Texas, Texas Tech and SMU all had big wins on Saturday but they are still behind unbeaten Texas A&M, which had a week off.

Another week of the 2025 college football season to date is in the books, and it's time to see who is emerging as legitimate national title contenders and who has been pretenders through the first two-and-a-half months of the season.

Behren Morton throws for 249 yards and two touchdowns, leading No. 13 Texas Tech to a 43-20 victory over Kansas State.

Vanderbilt trailed all game but came alive in the fourth quarter to nearly pull off the comeback. The Commodores cut the lead to three points with eight seconds remaining, but were unable to recover the onside kick to give Texas the 34-31 victory.