Arch Manning first Longhorn to catch, throw, rush for TD - ESPN

AUSTIN, Texas — After Texas quarterback Arch Manning used every inch of his 6-foot-4 frame to go up and snatch a touchdown pass on a trick play from wide receiver Parker Livingstone in the first quarter of the Longhorns' 52-37 win over Arkansas on Saturday, coach Steve Sarkisian turned around to celebrate and saw a familiar face.

«Vince Young was high-fiving me,» Sarkisian said of the legendary Longhorns quarterback. «He said, 'Man, I wish I would've had that play.'»

Manning did something that not even Young, or any other Longhorns quarterback for that matter, ever accomplished at Texas. He became the first player in school history to catch a TD, throw one and rush for another as part of a night in which he accounted for six scores and passed for 389 yards.

Manning completed three passes that traveled more than 40 yards (he had two all season coming into Saturday) and four different wideouts had more than 74 yards receiving yards, including DeAndre Moore, whose three catches all went for scores. But even he was impressed by Manning's hands on that reception, giving him a lofty grade.

«Oh, 10 out of 10,» Moore said. «I didn't know he had that in him, man. I think he had to go back to them basketball days. He went up and caught that thing.»

No. 17 Texas (8-3, 5-2 in the SEC) kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive with the win over the reeling Razorbacks, who lost their 9th consecutive game. Texas' 52 points were the second-most in school history against an SEC team, only behind its 66-31 win over Ole Miss in 2012.

The win came after a week of noise following Texas' 35-10 loss to Georgia and after Sarkisian denied reports that he and Texas could part ways after the season or that he had interest in other jobs.

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