As senior kicker Mason Shipley lined up to kick a potential game-winner, something felt so bleak. There was a mix of emotions: Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian kept a straight face, but sophomore quarterback Arch Manning was holding in celebration.

The Longhorns were able to get the win over Kentucky, and it's time to highlight some great performances, including Simmons and Niblett.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Zabien Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the first half and No. 6 Alabama rolled to a victory over No. 11 Tennessee in the rivalry known as the "Third Saturday in October."

No team in college football this season had accumulated less than 200 yards of total offense in a single game and won until the Longhorns escaped Lexington with a 16-13 overtime victory that Shipley sealed with a walk-off, 45-yard field goal.

The Texas Longhorns pick up their fifth victory of the season to improve to a 5-2 record on Saturday, but the 16-13 overtime win against the Kentucky Wildcats d

The ugliest win Texas football has pulled off this season was left in the hands — or, more accurately, right foot — of graduate kicker Mason Shipley. Down to the fourth-and-long, Texas had just one chance to break a tie after Kentucky pushed to overtime with two traded field goals in the last minute

With Will Stone electing to redshirt to maintain eligibility for the 2026 season, a year that will almost certainly not take place at Texas, Steve Sarkisian said Wednesday that Mason Shipley will add kickoff to his responsibilities for Jeff Banks‘ special teams.

Texas hopes it saved its season last week with a 23-6 victory over then-No. 6 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry game in Dallas. The Longhorns scored 20 unanswered points in the se