Texas left the weekend with a clean sheet in the win column and a fresh sense of momentum as the calendar turns to SEC play.
The No. 1 Longhorns handled UTSA 30-6 on Saturday night at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, using a defense that never let the Roadrunners find the end zone and an offense that produced enough explosive moments to keep the home crowd buzzing.
Texas held UTSA without a touchdown for the first time in 75 games, while Arch and Cam hooked up for a pair of scores and the ground game piled up more than 200 yards. The result gave Texas its 12th straight win at DKR and its 23rd victory in the last 24 home games.
The atmosphere matched the numbers. More than 100,000 fans packed the stadium for another home Saturday, and the Longhorns leaned into the energy from the stands as the night built toward another emphatic finish. Texas also pointed to the usual mix of pageantry around the game - big hits, fireworks, and drone shows lighting up the sky - as part of what has made the home environment so fierce early in the season.
Now the focus shifts to the road, and the stakes climb fast. Texas heads to No.
13 Tennessee for a top-15 matchup next Saturday at 11 a.m. CT on ABC.
College GameDay will be there, too, setting up a national spotlight on the SEC opener for the Longhorns.
The busy stretch does not stop with football. No.
7 Texas volleyball, coming off a rugged non-conference run, opens SEC play in Knoxville on Friday at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network against No.
16 Tennessee, then travels to No. 4 Kentucky on Sunday at noon CT on ESPN.
Soccer, already into league play, tied No. 4 Tennessee 2-2 at Mike A.
Myers Stadium on Friday night and now goes to Florida on Thursday at 5 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ before facing Ole Miss in Oxford on Sunday at 1 p.m.
CT on SEC Network+. Cross country, golf, swimming and diving, and tennis are also set for competition this week.
The weekend also brought a spotlight on Derrick Johnson, who was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame on Sunday. His number was unveiled in the Ring of Honor at Arrowhead Stadium during the Chiefs’ overtime win over the Colts, adding another milestone to a career that already includes the College Football Hall of Fame, Texas Athletics Hall of Honor, Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Texas High School Football Hall of Fame and Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
Back on campus, Texas Athletics also celebrated the Class of 2026 in the Hall of Honor, inducting 13 Longhorn Legends over the weekend. The honorees were recognized Friday night with family, friends, teammates and coaches before the ceremony at the LBJ Auditorium and Conference Center. The celebration ended with a standing ovation from Longhorn Nation at DKR on Saturday night.
There were also plenty of smaller moments around the program: a locker room celebration after the win, a welcome-back moment for Colt and his family, and Arch Manning spending part of Sunday morning giving back at Texas Children’s.
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