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Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton threw 4 landing passes and rushed for one more because the No. 5 Bulldogs routed No. 10 Texas 35-10.
Stockton hit Noah Thomas with two first-half TD passes and added one every to London Humphreys and Lawson Luckie within the fourth quarter, then completed off the scoring with a TD run. Stockton ended the sport with 229 yards passing.
Texas quarterback Arch Manning had 251 yards passing with one landing and one interception.
Georgia improved to 9-1 general and 7-1 within the SEC, whereas Texas fell to 7-3 and 4-2.
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Georgia’s protection has been shaky at occasions this season, however it actually wasn’t shaky tonight … not at one level on this recreation. Tonight’s recreation regarded like the real article.
That was the form of protection Kirby Sensible loves and is thought for, and Texas had no reply for it. Georgia was quicker and extra bodily, and Texas regarded prefer it wished no a part of it.
Kirby Sensible after what is well Georgia’s most spectacular win of the 2025 season:
“I really like this workforce. This workforce fights. They compete. They adore it. What an excellent environment to play in. Our guys got here out and competed. I although defensively, we stepped up in opposition to a extremely good workforce. Arch was getting higher and higher, and our guys stepped up.
“I assumed offensively, we did some actually good issues. Tried to maintain them off stability. Obtained soccer workforce, plenty of soccer left. You gotta be aggressive to win. This league’s tight, the margins are small. You gotta take possibilities when you may.”
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Passing Yards
Speeding Yards
First Downs
Turnovers
Possession Time
Georgia beat Texas for the third time in 13 months, and the Texas teaching workers was badly outcoached tonight. That has been a theme of the three conferences between Kirby Sensible’s workers and Steve Sarkisian’s workers.
Sooner or later, you must marvel if this Texas workers can win these sorts of video games, particularly in opposition to Sensible (though plenty of coaches don’t match as much as Sensible).
For some time in his head teaching profession, Kirby Sensible was identified for being conservative in his recreation administration, leaning on his protection. However as he’s purchased increasingly more into analytics — which frequently name for going for it on fourth down — Sensible has taken extra possibilities.
And he took an enormous one within the second half.
Then he did it once more. After which but once more.
It began when Georgia confronted fourth-and-1 from its personal 36, late within the third quarter, clinging to a 14-10 lead. Sensible not solely went for it, however his offensive coordinator, Mike Bobo, dialed up a dangerous play: Quarterback Gunner Stockton went beneath heart, faked a handoff, then rolled out and hit Chauncey Bowens for a 10-yard achieve.
4 performs later, Georgia confronted fourth-and-5. It lined up shortly for the not-unusual effort to get the protection to leap. This time it really labored, and Georgia received one other set of downs. A couple of performs later, Stockton hit a wide-open London Humphreys for a 30-yard landing.
Then Sensible went for the jugular: an onside kick, the primary of his tenure per Georgia’s communications workforce. It caught Texas unexpectedly, with Georgia’s Money Jones making a clear restoration. Georgia’s offense took the sector once more, and shortly drove downfield once more.
After what has been a disappointing and confounding season for Georgia on protection, it seems prefer it’s getting proper at simply the proper time.
It was evident from the beginning. In its seven earlier SEC video games, Georgia gave up a landing on the opening possession all however as soon as, and in that exception, Kentucky received into the tip zone on the subsequent drive. However Texas was held to a area aim on its opening possession, then went three-and-out the subsequent drive.
And that three-and-out regarded like classic Georgia: Cornerback Demello Jones threw down Ryan Wingo after a brief achieve on first down, then a blitz by Quintavius Johnson compelled Texas quarterback Arch Manning to dump off early, and linebacker CJ Allen clobbered the receiver for a 2-yard loss.
Defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann dialed up blitzes all through the sport, creating stress in methods Georgia has struggled to do that 12 months. And after Texas ran the ball effectively on the primary drive, the Bulldogs stiffened up.
The query for Georgia’s protection was by no means expertise, however expertise. A lot of the five-stars and different blue-chips are first -or second-year gamers. Because the protection will get extra snaps, they seem like rounding into type. The shape individuals are used to seeing from a Georgia protection.
As Daniel mentioned, we actually have to cease overlooking Gunner Stockton.
The unheralded Georgia quarterback simply went 24-for-29 with 229 yards, 4 landing and an interception.
He additionally finishes as Georgia’s second-leading rusher with 29 yards and one other landing on the bottom.
He is probably not fairly the underdog story that Stetson Bennett was, however he’s clearly the proper quarterback for this workforce.
The main focus is all the time going to be on Arch Manning. However he was clearly the second-best quarterback on the sector tonight.
Keep in mind the preseason when he was the celebrity and Gunner Stockton was an afterthought? The form of QB a workforce wins with and never as a result of? Effectively, Georgia gained this recreation tonight due to Stockton and never regardless of him.
It’s time for individuals to understand simply how gifted Stockton is. You don’t set all the highschool passing information in Georgia with out expertise.
Closing – Georgia 35, Texas 10
At one level late within the third quarter, Georgia was clinging to a 14-10 lead with a scuffling offense.
Then Kirby Sensible reminded everybody why he’s top-of-the-line coaches in faculty soccer, and Gunner Stockton proved as soon as once more he’s a official star quarterback.
What an evening for the Georgia Bulldogs!
This autumn 2:26 – Georgia 35, Texas 10
Texas’ garbage-time drive ends as a turnover on downs within the pink zone. The Dawgs will take over and sure run the clock out. Georgia backup quarterback Ryan Puglisi is within the recreation.
One draw back for Georgia on this recreation — the ESPN broadcast simply confirmed star Bulldogs linebacker CJ Allen in road garments and what regarded like a crutch after he exited with an obvious knee harm within the first half.
This autumn 3:37 – Georgia 35, Texas 10
Arch Manning completes back-to-back first down passes as he seems to salvage some dignity on this loss.
Georgia almost rips the ball out after the second completion. The Bulldogs have a good time a turnover because it’s dominated as one on the sector, however it will likely be overturned upon video evaluate.
This autumn 4:03 – Georgia 35, Texas 10
Arch Manning throws a desperation heave to the sideline as he’s beneath stress — and almost hits a former Georgia defensive again named Kirby Sensible.
About the one factor that would damage Sensible at this level.
Texas has two extra SEC dwelling video games remaining, and 0 margin for error left.
The Longhorns will likely be favored in opposition to a foul Arkansas workforce subsequent week. After which the marquee matchup looms — in opposition to fierce in-state rival, the undefeated No. 3 workforce within the nation, Texas A&M.
This autumn 4:43 – Georgia 35, Texas 10
Gunner Stockton takes it in himself! What an evening for the Bulldogs quarterback. That’ll be the nail within the coffin of Texas’ comeback hopes — and, fairly presumably, the Longhorns’ School Soccer Playoff hopes.
This autumn 6:04 – Georgia 28, Texas 10
Massive 21-yard run from Nate Frazier, who has resurrected this Dawgs floor recreation. He will get inside the ten, and now Georgia is actually near placing this one out of attain.
This autumn 7:49 – Georgia 28, Texas 10
Texas remains to be reeling. The Longhorns go three-and-out and should punt … after which Zach Department returns it contained in the Texas 35-yard line.
Longhorns simply hoping in opposition to hope now.
This autumn 8:43 – Georgia 28, Texas 10
A well-rested Georgia protection greets Arch Manning with a Christen Miller strip-sack, however the ball is recovered by Texas. The Longhorns are behind the chains and backed up in opposition to their very own finish zone — and Georgia’s raucous pupil part.
This autumn 8:53 – Georgia 28, Texas 10
Gunner Stockton fakes one other designed run, and Texas appears to have it sealed off … till it realizes it’s a move to a wide-open Lawson Luckie in the long run zone, hauled in by the tight finish!
Simply an unbelievable flip of occasions since Georgia confronted a fourth-and-1 deep in its personal territory late on this third quarter. Possibly one of many biggest sequences of Kirby Sensible’s profession has his Dawgs up 18 with lower than 9 minutes left.
Sanford Stadium is bouncing.
