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The No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores and No. 20 Texas Longhorns are dealing with off in an enormous SEC recreation as we speak.
Texas leads 17-0 within the first quarter. Observe alongside for the most recent play-by-play, evaluation, reactions and extra from our crew of reporters at The Athletic.
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Q1 0:00 – Texas 17, Vandy 0
That was a formidable first quarter by the Longhorns. They’ve 171 yards of whole offense and a turnover that led to a discipline purpose. That is the Texas crew folks anticipated to see this season.
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Earlier than all of the unhealthy issues which can be taking place to Vanderbilt on the sphere proper now, resulting in a fast 17-0 gap, a really unhealthy factor occurred per week in the past: Texas discovering a approach to overcome its personal 17-point deficit on the highway and beautiful Mississippi State. The Longhorns could be toast within the Playoff race in any other case, and who is aware of how they’d have come out as we speak. They're taking that newfound life and operating with it, and Vandy higher get factors right here or it's about to be run out of Texas.
Texas regarded about as sharp on that drive because it has all season, going 83 yards in 10 performs. A superb mixture of run and cross, a variety of eye sweet for the Vandy protection, a number of damaged tackles and no massive errors.
Q1 2:11 – Texas 17, Vandy 0
That was a quick-strike drive. The Longhorns are proper again in the long run zone with a pleasant play by Arch Manning. He rolls to the best, biding his time after which finds CJ Baxter behind the top zone for one more TD cross. The Longhorns are in full management.
Vanderbilt’s tackling leaves a lot to be desired. Texas gaining a number of yards after contact on this drive.
Q1 3:49 – Texas 10, Vandy 0
Texas is already again into the crimson zone because it tries so as to add to its lead on this dominant first quarter.
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Texas’ first run play of the sport occurred with 6:22 to go within the first quarter, three performs into its third possession of the sport.
Penalties killed what was shaping as much as be a stable Vanderbilt drive. An unlawful shift and an unlawful ahead cross negated a 33-yard cross play to Sedrick Alexander, and a holding name turned a third-and-1 to a third-and-11.
Plenty of self-inflicted wounds for the Commodores to date as we speak.
Vanderbilt got here in giving up 0.88 of a sack per recreation, tops within the SEC and twelfth nationally. That was exceeded on the primary possession with a sack and strip of Diego Pavia that helped Texas soar to a 10-0 lead. Now a holding on third-and-1 kills one other Vanderbilt drive, after the Commodores had six offensive penalties in final week's 17-10 win over Missouri. Issues couldn't have began a lot worse for Vandy, apart from the protection forcing a discipline purpose after the turnover.
Q1 7:12 – Texas 10, Vandy 0
The Commodores’ drive stalls, and so they can’t convert the primary down and need to punt. Texas could have the ball once more, this time from their 17.
Q1 7:45 – Texas 10, Vandy 0
After consecutive Vandy penalties, Diego Pavia hits Makhilyn Younger for 17 yards on a swing cross for a primary down. The Commodores have moved into the Longhorns’ territory.
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Q1 10:49 – Texas 10, Vandy 0
Diego Pavia scrambles for a primary down, Vandy’s first of the sport. That’s what makes him so harmful.
On the subsequent play, he hits an enormous completion, however it’s referred to as again due to a Commodores penalty.
Q1 11:42 – Texas 10, Vandy 0
Arch Manning misses on a third-down throw over the center, and the Longhorns need to accept a discipline purpose. Mason Shipley hits from 39 yards, and Texas provides to its lead.
Good response from the Vandy protection.
What a nightmare of a begin for Vandy.
The primary play of the sport … regarded loads like outdated Vanderbilt, like what you’ll have seen for many of the previous century towards a program like Texas. The Texas execution was good, however the tackling and tackling angles from Vandy had been atrocious. This can be a Vanderbilt protection within the prime 25 nationally in 5 classes and it has largely restricted explosives.
Q1 12:46 – Texas 7, Vandy 0
Diego Pavia is popped by Colin Simmons, and Pavia fumbles. Simmons recovers, as nicely. Texas has the ball proper again deep in Vandy territory on the 28-yard line.
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If Texas is gonna generate explosives like that, it’s gonna be a protracted day for Vanderbilt.
Can’t ask for a significantly better begin for Arch Manning and firm.
Q1 14:49 – Texas 7, Vandy 0
Arch Manning swings a cross to Ryan Wingo, and he takes it the space, 75 yards! One play, one landing. Wow.
Q1 15:00 – Vandy 0, Texas 0
Texas will get the ball first, and Arch Manning is behind middle.
