BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt threw two touchdown passes, but No. 24 LSU lost 22-21 to No. 8 Texas on Saturday night when Arch Manning found Raleek Brown for a 4-yard touchdown with 3 seconds left, the Associated Press reported.
Leavitt passed for 244 yards and two touchdowns to Jackson Harris but threw three interceptions. He has thrown 12 interceptions in 10 games this season.
Manning was 19 of 35 for 174 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions, but he led Texas 58 yards on the final drive after the Longhorns took over at their own 42, trailing 21-16 with 2:19 left. He converted three third downs on the drive, two with his legs.
LSU had built a 21-10 lead on running back Dilin Jones’ 44-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Texas kicker Gianni Spetic made field goals of 41 and 50 yards to cut the gap before the winning drive.
The Tigers missed a 38-yard field goal at the end of the first half and outgained Texas 366-273 but lost for the second straight week.
Texas improved to 8-2 (5-2 SEC) and stayed in the College Football Playoff race. LSU fell to 6-4 (3-4).
Manning’s comeback came in the same stadium where his grandfather Archie led Ole Miss to a comeback win in 1968 and his uncle Eli did the same in 2001.
Sources: Associated Press via Arizona Sports. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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