LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Mason Shipley nailed a 45-yard field goal in overtime and No. 21 Texas beat Kentucky 16-13 on Saturday night.
Shipley also kicked a 39-yard field goal with one minute remaining to give the Longhorns (5-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) a 13-10 lead.
Kentucky (2-4, 0-4) tied the score at 13 on Jacob Cau’s 45-yard field goal with 9 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.
The Longhorns only managed 179 yards, but used two big penalties by Ryan Niblett to hold off the Wildcats.
Neblett’s 43-yard return in the fourth quarter set up Shipley’s late field goal. Shipley also connected on a 53-yard field goal in the third quarter.
Texans quarterback Arch Manning threw for 132 yards, while running back Quintrevion Wiesner ran for the Texans’ only touchdown of the second quarter.
Kentucky’s defense limited Texas to 93 total yards in the first half. The Longhorns scored their only touchdown on Niblett’s 45-yard punt return following a DJ Campbell fumble recovery in the end zone with 6:22 remaining in the first half.
After trailing 10-3 in the fourth quarter, Kentucky tied the score on a 16-yard run from quarterback Cutter Polley with 12:04 remaining.
Polly threw for 258 yards and rushed for 27 more for the Wildcats, who doubled the Longhorns’ offensive production with 395 yards.
Ready meals
Texas: The Longhorns have won five of their past six games after opening the season with a 14-7 loss to No. 1 Ohio State. Texas visited Lexington for the first time in program history and its first appearance in the Bluegrass State since a 41-10 loss to Louisville in 1993. Texas improved to 3-0 against Kentucky. Texas is 32-8 in its last 40 games and has won 15 of its last 17 conference games, dating back to its membership in the Big 12. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian won his 90th game as a head coach and his 43rd at Texas. The Longhorns are 21-1 after their first record since the 2023 season.
Kentucky: The Wildcats are 0-3 against ranked teams this season and haven’t beaten a ranked team at home since their 33-14 win over then-No. 22 Florida in 2023. Kentucky coach Mark Stoops is now 31-66 against conference foes. Kentucky has averaged just 15 points per game in four conference games this season. These struggles continued for centuries. Kentucky was stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Texas 16-yard line on its opening drive and missed a 53-yard field goal attempt with 8 seconds remaining in the first half.
the next
Texas: At Mississippi State on Saturday.
Kentucky: Host Tennessee on Saturday.