Georgia outscored Texas 21-0 in the fourth quarter on Saturday to turn a tight ball game into a rout.
After Gunner Stockton hit London Humphreys for a 30-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter, Georgia pulled out a surprise onside kick and stole a possession. Stockton hit Lawson Luckie from 6 yards out to cap the drive and put the Dawgs up 28-10. Texas never recovered.
Behind a 5-touchdown performance from Stockton, No. 5 Georgia won its ninth game of the season and kept its national championship hopes alive with a 35-10 win over No. 10 Texas.
Stockton completed 24 of his 29 passes for 229 yards and 4 scores. He also ran for 29 yards and a touchdown. He had an interception in the third quarter that led to a Texas touchdown, but Stockton was otherwise excellent.
Texas was done in by its inability to run the football. The Longhorns finished with 23 rushing yards on 17 attempts. Factor out the sacks and the Longhorns averaged 2.8 yards per run. Quarterback Arch Manning threw 43 times.
The win moved Kirby Smart to 3-0 against Texas since the Longhorns joined the conference. All 3 games have been top-10 matchups.
For Steve Sarkisian, that fact is a bit more excruciating. Since taking over the Texas program in 2021, Texas is now 5-9 against AP Top 10 opponents.
Texas (7-3, 4-2 SEC) hosts Arkansas next Saturday before closing out the regular season against Texas A&M.
Georgia (9-1, 7-1) has games remaining against Charlotte and Georgia Tech.
No. 5 Georgia 35, No. 10 Texas 10
Here’s the Georgia-Texas box score (use the dropdown menu to select team or player stats), followed by the complete play-by-play:
Gunner Stockton vs Arch Manning
Who helped their Heisman odds the most? A statistical breakdown of how Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton performed against preseason Heisman favorite Arch Manning:
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