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The Longhorns’ game Saturday against Georgia won’t be quite that, but it won’t be terribly far off from it, either.
The matchup between No. 1 Texas and No. 4 Georgia at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin is one of the most hotly anticipated of the 2024 college football season, with the winner getting a crucial leg up in the race for an SEC championship and a coveted spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff.
With a setback against Alabama already on their resume, the Bulldogs have a much smaller margin for error the rest of the way. A loss to the Longhorns wouldn’t necessarily knock them out of playoff contention, but it would make their road there much more perilous.
It will be just the third top-five matchup in the 100-year history of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and the first since 2006, when No. 2 Texas and freshman quarterback Colt McCoy lost to No. 1 Ohio State 24-7.
Following a 34-3 rout of archrival Oklahoma in last Saturday’s Red River Rivalry, coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns are 6-0 for the first time since 2009. With a win against Kirby Smart and Georgia, the program’s dreams of a national championship would get that much more realistic.
Follow along here for the live score, updates and highlights from the game between Texas and Georgia:
TEAMS 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q F
GEORGIA 7 16 0 — —
TEXAS 0 0 8 — —
Georgia vs Texas live updates
Third quarter: Georgia 23, Texas 8
Texas forces a punt
The Longhorns continue what has been an encouraging (and necessary) start to the second half, forcing a Georgia punt. The Bulldogs made the most of the special teams play, though, with Brett Thorson drilling a 55-yard punt and a Texas penalty pushing the Longhorns back to their own 3-yard line, where they'll take over with 8:08 left in the third quarter.
Texas gets a long-awaited touchdown
It took 34 minutes, but Texas is, at last, on the board.
After converting a 4th-and-1 from the Georgia 46-yard line, the Longhorns march up the field and, after a pass interference call on an incomplete pass on third down, get a touchdown when Quinn Ewers find Isaiah Bond for a 2-yard score.
Down by 23, Steve Sarkisian opts to go for two, a decision that pays off when Ewers and Bond connect again. Texas trails 23-8 with 10:57 remaining in the third quarter.
Texas gets a long-awaited touchdown
It took 34 minutes, but Texas is, at last, on the board.
After converting a 4th-and-1 from the Georgia 46-yard line, the Longhorns march up the field and, after a pass interference call on an incomplete pass on third down, get a touchdown when Quinn Ewers find Isaiah Bond for a 2-yard score.
Down by 23, Steve Sarkisian opts to go for two, a decision that pays off when Ewers and Bond connect again. Texas trails 23-8 with 10:57 remaining in the third quarter.
After being taken out of the game for a couple of drives, Quinn Ewers is back in for Texas at quarterback, taking over for Arch Manning. He'll have good field position, too, with a Georgia squib kick getting recovered by the Longhorns at their own 45-yard line to open the second half.
Georgia vs Texas stats
With the Bulldogs holding a commanding 23-0 lead, here's a look at the first half stats from Georgia's game against Texas:
Total yards: Georgia 170, Texas 38
Passing yards: Georgia 100, Texas 36
Rushing yards: Georgia 70, Texas 2
First downs: Georgia 8, Texas 6
Third downs: Georgia 3-9, Texas 0-7
Yards per play: Georgia 4.4, Texas 1.1
Turnovers: Texas 3, Georgia 2
Penalties: Georgia 3-35, Texas 4-19
Sacks: Georgia 5 (for 49 yards), Texas 0
In short, it's pretty lopsided.
A facemask penalty on a Manning rushing attempt gets Texas up to its own 45-yard line, but the drive ends up stalling, with the Longhorns not getting past their own 48. Texas ends up punting the ball into the end zone, with Georgia taking over at its 20 and with about three minutes remaining in the half.
Georgia field goal extends its lead to 20
Another field goal from Peyton Woodring, this one from 48 yards out, pushes the Georgia lead to 20-0 with about five minutes remaining in the second quarter.
Arch Manning is warming up for Texas
After yet another three-and-out leads to a Texas punt, the most famous backup quarterback in college football, Arch Manning, is warming up on the Longhorns' sideline.
Quinn Ewers is just 6 of 12 for 17 yards while the Texas offense has 15 total yards.
Georgia adds on another touchdown
The Bulldogs now have 14 points off of Texas turnovers. A 17-yard pass from Carson Beck to Dominic Lovett gets Georgia down to the Texas 15-yard line and from there, Trevor Etienne caps off the short drive with authority, running through the teeth of the Longhorns' defense and stretching out at the goal line for a 15-yard touchdown run.
Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs are now up 17-0. It will be interesting to see how Texas, which hasn't been in anything close to this position this season, will respond.
Georgia picks off Quinn Ewers
With the game already starting to get away from it, Texas has perhaps its worst mistake of the night. Quinn Ewers is off target on a pass to Matthew Golden, which lands right in the arms of Georgia's Daylen Everette, who forced the fumble on Ewers in the first quarter that set up the Bulldogs' touchdown.
Georgia will take over at the Texas 34-yard line with an opportunity to tighten its grip on the game.
Georgia makes field goal to extend its lead
The Bulldogs are able to get something out of Evans' return and the excellent starting field position it offered them. Georgia goes just 13 yards in seven plays, but it's more than enough to set up Peyton Woodring for a 33-yard field goal.
Will Uga be at Georgia vs Texas?
One of the burning off-the-field questions entering Saturday's game was whether Georgia's famous live bulldog mascot, Uga, would be making the trip to Austin for a potential reunion with Bevo, Texas' live longhorn mascot, after the two squared off at the 2019 Sugar Bowl.
The answer to that question is no, with Uga's handler, Charles Seiler, telling the Athens Banner-Herald that the beloved bulldog would not be on his way to Texas.
“This dog is only two and two months," Seiler said. "He hadn’t been on a plane yet, hand’t been on a bus yet. The trip is just too far for us.”
TV channel: ABC
Streaming: ESPN app ∣ ESPN+ ∣ Fubo (free trial)
Radio: Westwood One
The game between the Longhorns and Bulldogs will air on ABC. Chris Fowler (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) will be on the call while Katie George serves as the sideline reporter. Streaming options for the game include the ESPN app, ESPN+ and Fubo, the last of which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
Saturday, Oct. 19: vs. No. 4 Georgia* | 7:30 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)
Saturday, Oct. 26: at Vanderbilt*
Saturday, Nov. 2: BYE
Saturday, Nov. 9: vs. Florida* | Noon | ABC or ESPN (Fubo)
Saturday, Nov. 16: at Arkansas* | Noon | ABC or ESPN (Fubo)
Saturday, Nov. 23: vs. Kentucky*
Saturday, Nov. 30: at No. 14 Texas A&M*
* Denotes SEC game
Georgia football 2024 schedule
Here's a look at Georgia's full 2024 football schedule, along with available kickoff times and television information:
All times Eastern.
Saturday, Aug. 31: vs. Clemson (W, 34-3)
Saturday, Sept. 7: vs. Tennessee Tech (W, 48-3)
Saturday, Sept. 14: at Kentucky* (W, 13-12)
Saturday, Sept. 21: BYE
Saturday, Sept. 28: at No. 4 Alabama* (L, 41-34)
Saturday, Oct. 5: vs. Auburn* (W, 31-13)
Saturday, Oct. 12: vs. Mississippi State* (W, 41-31)
Saturday, Oct. 19: at No. 1 Texas* | 7:30 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)
Saturday, Oct. 26: BYE
Saturday, Nov. 2: vs. Florida* (Jacksonville) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)
Saturday, Nov. 9: at No. 15 Ole Miss*
Saturday, Nov. 16: vs. No. 10 Tennessee*
Saturday, Nov. 23: vs. UMass | 12:45 a.m. | SEC Network (Fubo)
Friday, Nov. 29: vs. Georgia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)
* Denotes SEC game
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