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11/15 23:26 CST Stockton accounts for 5 touchdowns to outshine Manning as No. 5
Georgia beats No. 10 Texas 35-10
Stockton accounts for 5 touchdowns to outshine Manning as No. 5 Georgia beats
No. 10 Texas 35-10
By CHARLES ODUM
AP Sports Writer
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) --- Gunner Stockton threw four touchdown passes --- two to
Noah Thomas --- and ran for a score to outplay Arch Manning as No. 5 Georgia
strengthened its postseason standing by overwhelming No. 10 Texas 35-10 on
Saturday night for its sixth straight victory.
After Texas trimmed Georgia's lead to 14-10 in the third quarter, Stockton's
30-yard touchdown pass to London Humphreys, followed by a successful onside
kick, allowed the Bulldogs to put the game away.
"Our offense is like a big, strong anaconda," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said.
"They keep squeezing you."
Stockton's 6-yard scoring pass to Lawson Luckie following the recovery of the
kick iced the win. Stockton added a 4-yard scoring run late in the game.
With No. 4 Alabama's 23-21 loss to No. 11 Oklahoma earlier Saturday, Georgia
(9-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) could move into position for a first-round
bye in the College Football Playoff. The Bulldogs also boosted their hopes of
defending their SEC championship.
The Bulldogs claimed a 22-19 overtime win over the Longhorns in last year's SEC
championship game in Atlanta following a win at Texas earlier in the season.
Georgia's win in the Longhorns' first visit to Athens gave the Bulldogs three
wins in two years in the series.
"We've got to score every time we get the ball against good teams like that,"
Manning said about Georgia.
Texas (7-3, 4-2) saw its four-game winning streak end, putting its playoff
hopes in jeopardy.
"We messed up a lot of stuff, and you got to look in the mirror first and
realize what you could've done better," said Texas safety Michael Taaffe.
"Everybody --- coaches, players, staff, every person that's involved in our
hunt to win each and every week --- has got to be better. You can't do the
pointing finger game until you look at yourself, so I got to be better."
Georgia has rolled since its 22-19 overtime home loss to Alabama on Sept. 27.
That loss ended Georgia's 33-game home winning streak, which was the longest
active streak in FBS.
Texas linebacker Anthony Hill's interception midway through the third quarter
gave the Longhorns the ball at the Georgia 36. The Bulldogs' first penalty, a
pass interference call against Zion Branch on a third-down play, set up
Manning's 7-yard scoring pass to Ryan Wingo.
Georgia answered with a 10-play touchdown drive capped by Stockton's 30-yard
scoring pass to London Humphreys. The Bulldogs covered a fourth-and-1 play on
Stockton's 10-yard pass to Chauncey Bowens and survived another fourth down
when Longhorns outside linebacker Colin Simmons was called for an offsides
penalty.
Smart kept gambling by calling the onside kick recovered by Cash Jones, a
native of Brock, Texas.
"Every one of y'all would have thought I was an idiot if it didn't work, and
that's OK, too," Smart said.
The surprise onside kick decision was a hit with Stockton.
"It was awesome," Stockton said. "I didn't realize we were doing that. It was a
big momentum play and I'm glad it worked out for us."
QB comparison Stockton completed 24 of 29 passes for 229 yards. His interception was only his third of the season. He now has produced 27 touchdowns this season --- 19 passing and eight rushing. "He's playing at a high level and a high clip right now," Smart said. Manning, who said this week he considered signing with Georgia until the end of his recruitment, completed 27 of 43 passes for 251 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Rally Dogs The Longhorns' only lead was 3-0. Georgia has trailed in seven of eight SEC games this season and is 6-1 in those games.
Home cooking Georgia improved to 9-0 at Sanford Stadium against top 10 teams in Smart's 10 seasons. Overall, Georgia is 55-5 at home under Smart.
The takeaway Texas: Dropped passes and penalties hurt the Longhorns. Texas drew seven penalties for 43 yards in the first half and nine for 58 yards in the game. Wingo stumbled after his catch on the Longhorns' first snap, and that 1-yard gain set the pace for the half. Wingo had a third-down drop at the end of the 13-play drive to set up a 33-yard field goal by Mason Shipley. The Longhorns ran for only 19 yards and were successful on only 2 of 12 third downs. Georgia: After giving up the field goal on the opening drive by Texas, the Bulldogs' defense gave up no more points in the first half. KJ Bolden had a second-quarter interception, Gabe Harris, Quintavius Johnson and Zayden Walker sacked Manning and CJ Allen had a big third-down stop of Jack Endries for a loss of 2 yards for the defensive highlights. Allen left the game with a leg injury in the first half.
Up next Texas: Hosts Arkansas on Saturday. Georgia: Hosts Charlotte on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
QB comparison Stockton completed 24 of 29 passes for 229 yards. His interception was only his third of the season. He now has produced 27 touchdowns this season --- 19 passing and eight rushing. "He's playing at a high level and a high clip right now," Smart said. Manning, who said this week he considered signing with Georgia until the end of his recruitment, completed 27 of 43 passes for 251 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Rally Dogs The Longhorns' only lead was 3-0. Georgia has trailed in seven of eight SEC games this season and is 6-1 in those games.
Home cooking Georgia improved to 9-0 at Sanford Stadium against top 10 teams in Smart's 10 seasons. Overall, Georgia is 55-5 at home under Smart.
The takeaway Texas: Dropped passes and penalties hurt the Longhorns. Texas drew seven penalties for 43 yards in the first half and nine for 58 yards in the game. Wingo stumbled after his catch on the Longhorns' first snap, and that 1-yard gain set the pace for the half. Wingo had a third-down drop at the end of the 13-play drive to set up a 33-yard field goal by Mason Shipley. The Longhorns ran for only 19 yards and were successful on only 2 of 12 third downs. Georgia: After giving up the field goal on the opening drive by Texas, the Bulldogs' defense gave up no more points in the first half. KJ Bolden had a second-quarter interception, Gabe Harris, Quintavius Johnson and Zayden Walker sacked Manning and CJ Allen had a big third-down stop of Jack Endries for a loss of 2 yards for the defensive highlights. Allen left the game with a leg injury in the first half.
Up next Texas: Hosts Arkansas on Saturday. Georgia: Hosts Charlotte on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
