No. 7 Texas Longhorns vs. Florida Gators: Live Updates and Box Score

AUSTIN - The No. 7 Texas Longhorns are returning home for the first time in nearly a month on Saturday morning for their first SEC home game of the season in a matchup with the Florida Gators.

Texas is looking to bounce back after a crushing 27-24 loss in Dallas to Oklahoma last week, a result that dropped the Longhorns from the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll.

Florida is coming off of back-to-back blowout losses and hardly looks the team that dismantled Ole Miss in Gainesville last month.

The Gators will be starting quarterback Trammel Jones for the first time this season as Aaron Philo deals with a shoulder injury.

For the Longhorns, all eyes will be on quarterback Arch Manning, who is coming off of a 250-plus yard, three touchdown performance against the Sooners.

The problem is, Manning also threw two interceptions in that football game. One of those interceptions was a pick-six, with the other coming in the final minute and leading to the Oklahoma game-winning field goal.

The good news for Texas and Manning, is the Florida's defense has struggled to stop the pass, leading many to believe that the QB could have a bounce back performance.

In some more good news for Texas, the Longhorns will be welcoming back Justus Terry along the defensive front, which is a big boost to an already dominant group up front.

Follow along below for live updates after kick off.

	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter	TOTAL
Florida	0	10			10
Texas	10	7			17

1st Quarter

On their first drive of the game, the Longhorns were on fire, marching down the field behind a balanced attack of run and pass to get into the end zone for a score. The drive was capped off with a 32-yard touchdown run by Raleek Brown.

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The Longhorns forced a three and out on the first Florida possession. After the punt, Texas took over at its own 20.

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Texas marched down the field with authority yet again getting into scoring position very quickly. However, the drive stalled around the high red area, resulting in a 38-yard field goal from Gianni Spetic.

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The Gators moved the ball a bit on their next drive, getting the ball near midfield. They had the ball fourth and one, ready to go for it to extend the drive, but a false start on TJ Shanahan ruined those plans, forcing the Gators to punt. Texas took over at its own five.

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Texas got a first down on its next drive but was forced to punt soon after. Florida took over at its own 36.

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2nd Quarter

A penalty helped move the ball for Florida, getting them across the 50 for the first time in the game. The Longhorns defense stood tall, however, forcing the Gators into a field goal. The attempt was good, giving Florida its first points of the game.

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The Longhorns had a three and out on their next possession. Florida takes over at its own 16.

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The Texas defense responded with a three and out on the next Florida drive. Ryan Niblett took that punt back 63 yards for a touchdown, giving Texas a 17-3 lead.

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Florida moved the ball across midfield yet again, but the Longhorns defense stood tall once more, forcing a punt from the Gators 40. Florida down the ball at the Texas 3.

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Texas movwed the ball to midfield, and had the ball 4th and 1. Steve Sarkisian elected to go for it, and it came up short, giving the ball back to the Gators at the Texas 49.

The Gaotrs managed one first down, but the Longhorns were able to slow them down from there, forcing a fourth and 12 from the Gators 36. The Gators went for it, however, and converted, keeping the drive alive. The Gators scored a couple of plays later, cutting the Texas lead to 17-10.

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