Texas Longhorns‘ In addition to the SEC, it meant they would face the Vanderbilt Commodores for the first time since 1928.

Texas’ 27-24 win over Vanderbilt at FirstBank Stadium was the Longhorns’ first win in Nashville since 1925.

Quinn Pitcher He bounced back from last week’s tough loss to Georgia and threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns.

He threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Moore Jr. in the second quarter to give Texas a 21-7 lead. It was Moore’s second goal of the game.

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Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers looks to throw a pass during the first half of the game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Nashville. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Ewers also threw two interceptions in the game, which Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian called bad luck.

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Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) passes Texas linebacker Jelani McDonald (25) during the first half of the game on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Nashville. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

“I thought she showed great composure and played really well,” he told SEC Network’s Alyssa Lang, via On3 Sports . “Sometimes you can’t control the balls going up. It’s the right place for them at the right time. But at the end of the day, I thought he played really well, was efficient, got the ball to our quarterbacks, they needed that.”

Vanderbilt attempted an improbable comeback.

It all started in the third quarter when Diego Pavia threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Junior Sherrill to make it a one-score game. Pavia then found Eli Stowers for a touchdown with 46 seconds left to cut the lead to three.

Texas wide receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. (0) handles the ball during the first half of a game on Saturday, October 26, 2024 in Nashville. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

But Vandy never got the ball back.

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No. 5 Texas improved to 7-1 on the season and No.25 Vanderbilt It fell to 5-3.

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