Texas Longhorns vs. Texas A&M Aggies Live In-Game Updates

AUSTIN - The Texas Longhorns have a chance to do something special on Friday night.

In front of over 100,000-strong and a sell-out crowd, Texas welcomes its arch-rival, Texas A&M Aggies, to Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, hoping to pull off a major upset.

Should the Longhorns win, it would keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive and simultaneously keep the Aggies out of the SEC Championship Game.

If the Aggies take the win, they will officially punch their ticket to Atlanta, and likely maintain a top-4 spot and a bye in the College Football Playoff.

The Aggies were considered the favorites, with Texas sitting as a 2.5-point underdog heading into the game.

Most expect the Aggies to take the win as well. That said, this is a rivalry game, and in those kinds of matchups, everything is up for grabs.

Particularly in the Lone Star Showdown.

A Special Rivalry

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian looks on prior to a game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium. | Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Of course, it will be a difficult mountain to climb against the undefeated Aggies.

"We're playing an undefeated team in the Southeastern Conference, which is really hard to do," Sarkisian said. "They're a long-standing rival of ours. That's where our focus and energy are, and that's what we can control. I think the moment you start putting energy into things that are out of our control, man, you miss what's right in front of you. And this is too big a game, too special an opportunity (to do that)."

Coming into the game, the Aggies have won games in every way imaginable. Defensive rock fights, blow outs, offensive shootouts, and even coming from four-scores down to complete a historic comeback.

In other words, this isn't the 'same old Aggies' that most Longhorns fans are use to, and Steve Sarkisian knows they are going to be ready for a battle.

"Ton of credit to A&M and the job they've done to be undefeated up to this point," Sarkisian said. "I think Coach (Mike) Elko has done a fantastic job. Got a ton of respect for him and the way he's built that program. But that creates opportunity for us, and (we) wouldn't want it any other way than to have this ball game at home. ... I don't take games like this lightly. So like I said, we got some work to do."

You can follow along for live updates and the box score below after kick off from Campbell-Williams field.

Live Updates and Box Score

	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter	Total
Texas A&M	0	10	0	7	17
Texas	0	3	10	14	27

1st Quarter

Texas came out and ran a trick play on their first play from scrimmage, to no avail. After getting a first down on third and long, however, the Longhorns were unable to move the ball from there, punting to Texas A&M.

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Likewise, the Aggies were unable to move the ball on their first drive, punting after a six-play drive. Texas took over on its own 36.

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The Longhorns went three and out on their ensuing possession, with Texas A&M taking over at its own 15 yard line.

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The Aggies went three and out on their next drive, punting to Texas. The Longhorns took over on their own 27 after a block in the back on a punt.

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Texas was able to get a first down on a nice pass from Arch Manning to Jack Endries. From there, however, the Texas offense faltered, and the Longhorns were forced to punt. The Aggies took over their own 13.

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Texas A&M was able to march down the field thanks to the arm and the legs of Marcel Reed. However, after Reed went down with an injury the Aggies were forced to kick a field goal. The attempt was blocked by Ethan Burke, and the score remained 0-0.

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2nd Quarter

The Longhorns moved the ball down the field on their next drive behind the legs of Manning and Tre Wisner, getting into scoring position. The drive stalled from there, however, with Texas settling for a field goal. The kick was good, putting Texas up 3-0.

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Marcel Reed re-entered the game for Texas A&M, and was able to help move the Aggies down the field into scoring position. The Texas defense held firm there, however, and were able to hold the Aggies to a field goal, tying the game at 3-3.

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Penalties de-railed the next Texas drive forcing a punt. Aggies return man KC Concepcion got a massive return as a result, putting the Aggies in Texas territory.

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Texas A&M usede the punt return from Concepcion to move down the field with ease, getting the Aggies inside the Texas 10. Concepcion took it from there, again, with a jet sweep to give the Aggies the lead 10-3.

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Texas was unable to get points on the board before the half, giving Texas A&M a 10-3 lead a the half, and the ball to start the third quarter.

Halftime

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning throws a pass during the first half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. | Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

3rd quarter

Texas A&M went three and out on their first drive of the second half. Texas took over on their own 22.

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A big run from Tre Wisner got the drive going for Texas, with a 48-yard scamper getting the ball to the Texas A&M 30. A defensive pass interference got the ball inside the Aggies 20, but the drive stalled from there with an incompletion and an intentional grounding from Manning. Texas settled for a field goal. The attempt was good, cutting the Aggies lead to 10-6.

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Texas held the Aggies to a punt on their next drive, giving them the ball back at their own 30.

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Texas moved the ball down the field behind the legs of Tre Wisner, putting them inside the Aggies 30 in no time. Shortly after that, Manning hit wingo for the score, putting Texas up 13-10.

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Texas A&M was able to put together some yards on the ground on their next possession, getting the ball near mid field. However, on fourth and short, the Aggies suffered a false start, forcing a punt to Texas.

4th Quarter

The Longhorns started their next drive with a big run from Tre Wisner to get things off to a good start. A couple of big passes from Manning later, the Horns were inside the Texas A&M five yard line. The next play, Texas handed the ball to tight end Nick Townsend on a sweep to take a two-score lead at 20-10.

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The Longhorns got off the field quickly defensively on the next possession. After a nice punt return from Ryan Niblett, Texas started its next drive at its own 34.

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The Aggies next drive was assisted by a bad face mask from Jelani McDonald that extended the drive on third and long. The Aggies capitalized, getting back into the end zone to cut the lead to 20-17.

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Texas got a big pass from Arch Manning to Jack Endries to start the drive and get the ball into Aggies territory. Manning then ran it in for a long touchdown, extending the Texas lead.