Arch Manning and the No. 21 Texas Longhorns narrowly escaped with a 16-13 overtime road win over Kentucky on Saturday, capped by a game-winning field goal.

The Texas Longhorns' defense and special teams unit stood up in a big way in Lexington, Kentucky to lead Texas to an overtime victory over the Wildcats. Steve Sarkisian's offense struggled mightily, recording era lows in yards and first downs.

The Texas Longhorns beat the Kentucky Wildcats 16-13 in overtime during a college football SEC game at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Manning completed only 12 of 27 passes for 132 yards, no touchdowns, and no picks in a 16-13 overtime victory over Kentucky. Despite a 14-yard scramble, the Wildcats sacked Manning three times and eventually held him to -1 rushing yards on 11 carries.

The Kentucky Wildcats faced the Texas Longhorns in a Week 8 college football game. Here's the UK football score and highlights from the SEC game.

For the first time ever, the No. 21 Texas Longhorns are in Lexington playing the Kentucky Wildcats trying to keep the team’s College Football Playoff hopes alive in a tough environment against a team that has lost three straight SEC games to open the season.

Analyzing whether the four fumbles recovered by the Wildcats were a result of bad fumble luck or bad recovery technique by the Horns.

The Kentucky Wildcats took on the Texas Longhorns Saturday in a SEC conference clash that went down to the wire in Lexington. Quarterback Arch Manning led his Longhorns to a 16-13 overtime victory that included an appearance by NFL legend Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson in the Wildcats' student section and a bold proclamation as the game unfolded.