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Texas Longhorns WR Ryan Wingo Suffers Injury vs. Vanderbilt

After scoring a touchdown on the first play, Texas Longhorns wide receiver Ryan Wingo suffered an injury later in the first quarter against Vanderbilt.
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Texas Longhorns wide receiver Ryan Wingo runs for a 75 yard touchdown after catching a pass on the first play of the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Texas Longhorns wide receiver Ryan Wingo runs for a 75 yard touchdown after catching a pass on the first play of the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. | Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

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AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns offense started things off with a bang against the Vanderbilt Commodores but the player responsible for doing so had to exit later on in the first quarter.

Texas wide receiver Ryan Wingo had to head to the medical tent and then eventually to the locker room after suffering what appeared to be a dislocated finger injury after making a 14-yard catch in the first quarter.

Wingo had the 75-yard touchdown on the first play of the game and exited with two catches for 89 yards and the score. This came after a career-best day against Mississippi State when he finished with five catches for a career-high 184 yards. This could've been more if not for a few timely drops.

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Texas Longhorns wide receiver Emmett Mosley V
Texas Longhorns wide receiver Emmett Mosley V catches the ball for a game winning touchdown in overtime against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. | Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

With Wingo potentially out for the remainder of the game, the Longhorns will have to further lean on DeAndre Moore Jr., Parker Livingstone and Emmett Mosley V.

Fortunately for Texas, the wide receiving room has shown off its depth this season, particularly in the win over Mississippi State. Livingstone and Mosley V both finished with a pair of touchdown grabs, with Mosley V's second score being the go-ahead touchdown for Texas in overtime.

Moore Jr. has just one touchdown this season but he played in big moments last year -- most notably the SEC Championship and College Football Playoff -- and is more than capable of stepping up with Wingo's potential absence.

After some season-opening struggles against Ohio State, Texas head coac Steve Sarkisian admitted that Wingo could be better, but added that the other offensive weapons needed to take some of the weight off his shoulders.

"I think he would probably tell you the same thing," Sarkisian said of Wingo. "Some of that is playing the amount of plays that he played the other night or the other day, that was a lot of plays that he played. And so from a conditioning standpoint, we've got to take a little bit off his shoulders as he builds to be in that guy."

" ... He and DeAndre, we already know. But like I said, what an added bonus to have Jack and Parker (Livingstone) make their plays, and then ultimately, when we can get Emmett (Mosley) back going again. So we got plenty enough weapons that way where he doesn't feel like he has to shoulder the burden."

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Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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