Arch Manning's 60-yard touchdown run delivers critical blow in Texas' win over Michigan

Arch Manning made his archetypal vessel crippled commencement of his collegiate vocation for the Texas Longhorns and was going up against a Michigan Wolverines squad with a spot connected their enarthrosis pursuing the Sherrone Moore controversy.

Manning lived up to the hype that was astir him successful the opening of the play and led Texas to a monolithic 41-27 triumph successful the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.

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Texas backmost Arch Manning (16) looks for a receiver during the archetypal fractional of the Citrus Bowl NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Michigan, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, successful Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

For the astir part, Texas and Michigan were cervix and neck. The crippled was tied astatine 17 apiece going into halftime. Manning had to excavation heavy and the defence had to play truly pugnacious successful bid to get the pb and support it.

Manning recovered choky extremity Jack Endires for a 17-yard touchdown walk to instrumentality the lead. After Michigan kicked a tract goal, Manning came backmost with a 23-yard touchdown run.

Michigan wasn’t done. Bryce Underwood enactment the Wolverines up erstwhile helium ran for a 5-yard people and astir mislaid the shot successful the extremity zone. The Wolverines took a 28-24 pb aboriginal successful the 4th quarter. But the Longhorns stayed hot. Manning led the squad connected a nine-play, 75-yard thrust that ended with a touchdown walk to Kaliq Lockett.

Texas backmost Arch Manning, right, is stopped by Michigan linebacker Cole Sullivan during the archetypal fractional of the Citrus Bowl NCAA assemblage shot game, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, successful Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Underwood threw an interception connected the adjacent drive. Manning past delivered the dagger.

He took the drawback and ran consecutive up the mediate for a 60-yard touchdown. Texas would lone adhd a tract extremity aboriginal successful the framework and that would beryllium it.

Manning had 4 full touchdowns successful the win. He tallied 376 full yards, including 221 done the aerial and 155 connected the ground. Manning’s rushing yards full was a vocation high.

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The Longhorns finished the 2025 play with 10 wins. It’s the 3rd consecutive play Texas has reached the 10-win mark.

Michigan mislaid this game, but volition embark connected a caller epoch with Kyle Whittingham taking implicit arsenic caput coach.

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