{"id":829,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/829","headline":"Texas falls to Florida as Arch Manning struggles again","dek":"The Longhorns blew a 17-3 lead and lost 27-24, dropping their second straight game after Manning fumbled on a late comeback bid.","body":"Texas lost 27-24 to unranked Florida on Saturday, blowing a 17-3 lead at home and falling to its second straight loss after last week's defeat to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry. It's the first time the Longhorns have dropped two games in a row since 2021.\n\nQuarterback Arch Manning, once the betting favorite to go first overall in the next NFL draft, had another rough outing. With Texas down by three and two and a half minutes left, Manning had a chance to lead a comeback. Instead he was sacked, fumbled, and Florida recovered to seal the win. It continues a stretch of inconsistent play from Manning, who also threw two interceptions against Oklahoma the week before.\n\nThe day got worse for Texas when pass rusher Colin Simmons, the NCAA leader in sacks and a projected Top 5 pick in 2027, was carted off in the fourth quarter with a left leg injury. Simmons and Manning had entered the season as the program's two highest-profile 2027 NFL draft prospects, and both had difficult days in a game that was supposed to showcase a once top-ranked Texas team.","published_at":"2026-10-18T05:50:08.332287+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Awful Announcing","publisher":"Awful Announcing","title":"Damien Harris refuses to say Arch Manning’s full name after loss to Florida","url":"https://awfulannouncing.com/college-football/damien-harris-arch-manning-last-name.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Damien Harris refuses to say Arch Manning’s full name after loss to Florida","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/damien-harris-refuses-arch-manning-020004864.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Arch Manning struggles and Colin Simmons is carted as Texas loses to Florida","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/arch-manning-struggles-and-colin-simmons-is-carted-as-texas-loses-to-florida"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Arch Manning stats: How did Texas QB play in collapse vs Florida?","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/arch-manning-stats-did-texas-192918026.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Is Texas out of the College Football Playoff? 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