Defensively, the Longhorns held Vanderbilt in check for three quarters before the Commodore offense came alive in the fourth. Quarterback Diego Pavia was able to orchestrate a trio of touchdown drives in the final 15 minutes to bring Vanderbilt within a field goal.

The Longhorns motioned wide receiver Ryan Wingo from left-to-right on the first play from scrimmage and Manning found him to kickstart a 75-yard touchdown. He rolled right and allowed a play to develop in the endzone later that quarter on a 6-yard touchdown pass to CJ Baxter.

Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian believes his team's Week 10 win over Vanderbilt vaults them back into title contention

No. 9 Vanderbilt suffered its second loss of the season Saturday with a 34-31 loss to No. 20 Texas.

Saturday afternoon felt so very Texas. For three quarters, the Longhorns looked like the dominant squad that started the season as the No.

No. 20 Texas is hosting No. 9 Vanderbilt for the first time since 1903 on Saturday in a battle of top-20 SEC teams jockeying for positioning ahead of the first College Football Playoff rankings next week. The Commodores (7-1, 3-1 SEC) are in the midst of a historic season that includes consecutive victories over top-15 opponents.

Vanderbilt football will kick off its home game against Auburn on Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. CT on SEC Network, the conference announced. The Commodores (7-2, 2-1 SEC) will face the Tigers (4-4, 1-4) a week after taking on Texas in Austin. The Tigers will face Kentucky at home.