The vast majority of AP High 25 voters now imagine the very best crew within the nation in the intervening time resides in Austin.
Coming off a powerful 56-7 win Saturday night over UTSA, the Longhorns moved to No. 1 within the AP High 25, simply 22 factors forward of earlier No. 1 Georgia. The second-ranked Bulldogs needed to survive an upset bid by Kentucky Saturday evening, finally escaping Lexington with a 13-12 win.
Texas obtained 63 first-place votes, Georgia had 25, and Ohio State, which was idle this weekend, bought the opposite 5.
That is the primary time the Longhorns have reached No. 1 within the AP Ballot since Oct. 26, 2008. That Mack Brown-coached crew completed 12-1, together with a win over Ohio State within the Fiesta Bowl. It marks the forty fifth time the Longhorns have been the AP No. 1 courting again to 1940.
Texas and Ohio State flipping spots retains a possible AP No. 1 vs. No. 2 sport intact for Oct. 19 at DKR-Memorial Stadium.
The Longhorns’ win over the Roadrunners was not with out its points.
Redshirt junior quarterback Quinn Ewers exited the sport early within the second quarter with what head coach Steve Sarkisian later mentioned was a strained stomach. Arch Manning got here on instead of Ewers, and proceeded to go 9-for-12 for 223 yards and 4 touchdowns, whereas tacking on a 67-yard dashing landing on his third snap.
There isn’t a timetable on Ewers, however postgame, Sarkisian didn’t sound optimistic about his availability for Saturday evening vs. Louisiana-Monroe again at DKR. If Ewers is out, Manning, a highly-touted redshirt freshman and one of many highest-rated recruits ever, would begin for the primary time in his profession.
The SEC continued to dominate the AP Ballot, placing 9 groups on this week. Except for Texas and Georgia, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 6 Tennessee, No. 7 Missouri, No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 16 LSU, and No. 25 Texas A&M all hit the board.
AP High 25, Week 4
1. Texas
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Alabama
5. Ole Miss
6. Tennessee
7. Missouri
8. Miami
9. Oregon
10. Penn State
11. USC
12. Utah
13. Kansas State
14. Oklahoma State
15. Oklahoma
16. LSU
17. Notre Dame
18. Michigan
19. Louisville
20,. Iowa State
21. Clemson
22. Nebraska
23. Northern Illinois
24. Illinois
25. Texas A&M