October 19, 2024 11: 28 pm CT
Very little went right for Texas Saturday night. By a slight edge, the Longhorns defense was better than the offense. But it didn’t matter much.
The defense nabbed two interceptions early in the first half. But the offense, stuck in park all day, couldn’t turn the turnovers into points.
In fact, the Texas offense couldn’t do much of anything, whether Quinn Ewers was at QB or Arch Manning.
Georgia just seemed to want it more. They played harder, tougher and with more grit. And once again, in a huge game against an elite team, the Longhorns failed.
The offense couldn’t block or get open. The defense couldn’t tackle. Not exactly the recipe for winning a football game.
The hype surrounding this game was insane. Texas was showered with love all week. The Georgia players quietly watched and took it personally.
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman
Texas Longhorns Head Coach Steve Sarkisian walks down Bevo Boulevard and into the stadium ahead of…
Texas Longhorns Head Coach Steve Sarkisian walks down Bevo Boulevard and into the stadium ahead of the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024.
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball for…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball for a touchdown during the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates his touchdown with…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates his touchdown with Head coach Kirby Smart during the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Quinn Ewers #3 of the Texas Longhorns hands the ball to…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Quinn Ewers #3 of the Texas Longhorns hands the ball to Quintrevion Wisner #26 during the first quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs is tackled by Anthony…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs is tackled by Anthony Hill Jr. #0 and Jaylon Guilbeau #3 of the Texas Longhorns during the first quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Carson Beck #15 of the Georgia Bulldogs looks to throw the…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Carson Beck #15 of the Georgia Bulldogs looks to throw the ball during the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Carson Beck #15 of the Georgia Bulldogs throws the ball during…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Carson Beck #15 of the Georgia Bulldogs throws the ball during the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Jahdae Barron #7 of the Texas Longhorns intercepts a pass intended…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Jahdae Barron #7 of the Texas Longhorns intercepts a pass intended for Lawson Luckie #7 of the Georgia Bulldogs during the first quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs dives for a touchdown…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs dives for a touchdown during the second quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates his touchdown with…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates his touchdown with teammates during the second quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball during…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball during the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: A Texas Longhorns cheerleader holds a sign during the first quarter…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: A Texas Longhorns cheerleader holds a sign during the first quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs calls a play…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs calls a play during the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
NCAA Football: Georgia at Texas
Oct 19, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns safety Jahdae Barron (7) celebrates after making an…
Oct 19, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns safety Jahdae Barron (7) celebrates after making an interception against the Georgia Bulldogs during the first half at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-Imagn Images
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Julian Humphrey #12 of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts after breaking up…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Julian Humphrey #12 of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts after breaking up a pass during the fourth quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman
Former Texas Longhorn Kevin Durant watches the first quarter of the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia…
Former Texas Longhorn Kevin Durant watches the first quarter of the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024.
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman
Texas Longhorns wide receiver Isaiah Bond makes a touchdown against Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Julian Humphrey…
Texas Longhorns wide receiver Isaiah Bond makes a touchdown against Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Julian Humphrey in the third quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Saturday October 19, 2024.
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman
Matthew McConaughey watches the first quarter of the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell…
Matthew McConaughey watches the first quarter of the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024.
NCAA Football: Georgia at Texas
Oct 19, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns linebacker Morice Blackwell Jr. (37) reaches to tackle…
Oct 19, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns linebacker Morice Blackwell Jr. (37) reaches to tackle Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Anthony Evans III (5) in the second quarter at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sara Diggins/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman
Texas fans react late in the fourth quarter of the loss to Georgia at Darrell K…
Texas fans react late in the fourth quarter of the loss to Georgia at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Saturday October 19, 2024.
NCAA Football: Georgia at Texas
Oct 19, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns linebacker Ethan Burke (91) tackles Georgia Bulldogs tight…
Oct 19, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns linebacker Ethan Burke (91) tackles Georgia Bulldogs tight end Lawson Luckie (7) in the first half at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sara Diggins/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images
Georgia v Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Julian Humphrey #12 of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts after breaking up…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Julian Humphrey #12 of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts after breaking up a pass during the fourth quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)