Oklahoma stuns No. 1 Texas on Sandell’s last-second kick

What Happened

No. 1 Texas lost to Oklahoma 27-24 Saturday, Oct. 10, when Tate Sandell drilled a last-second 47-yard field goal, handing the Longhorns their first loss after wins over Ohio State and Tennessee. Arch Manning’s fourth-quarter mistakes opened the door. He threw a pick-six early in the final period, then was intercepted again with less than a minute left. Oklahoma used the second takeaway to get Sandell into position for the winning kick. Oklahoma, which entered unranked, became the eighth team outside the AP rankings since 2000 to defeat an AP No. 1 team. Texas had opened the season with a 24-23 win over Ohio State and a 20-17 victory at Tennessee before the upset. The result also puts immediate pressure on Josh Pate’s preseason bracket, which placed Texas No. 5 in the playoff field despite the Longhorns holding the No. 1 spot in both major preseason polls. Texas’s updated AP ranking was not yet known after the game. Steve Sarkisian has now been involved in three losses by an AP No. 1 team to an unranked opponent, according to Yahoo Sports. He was USC’s offensive coordinator when the Trojans lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2008. Texas hosts Florida on Saturday, Oct. 17. Before that game, the issue is clear: Manning’s two late interceptions turned an unbeaten start into a season with no room for another result like this.

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