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Texas Defeats Vanderbilt 34-31 - Recap

Arch Manning threw for 328 yards to lead the Longhorns over Vanderbilt 34-31 on Saturday in Week 10 action at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Texas won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -3.5-point spread. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 48.0.

Arch Manning completed 25 of 33 pass attempts for 328 yards for the Longhorns in the win.

Diego Pavia rushed for 43 yards for Vanderbilt, while Sedrick Alexander added 11 yards. Diego Pavia threw for 365 yards for the Commodores, while receivers Eli Stowers and Junior Sherrill had 146 and 83 yards respectively.

Vanderbilt was outgained by Texas 428-423 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 25-23 by the Commodores.

The time of possession battle favored Vanderbilt as their offense was on the field for 30:59, longer than the 29:01 of their opponents.

Texas looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against Georgia. Vanderbilt will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Auburn.