NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Texas coach Steve Sarkisian got to see his Longhorns, and quarterback Quinn Ewers, bounce back from a tough loss against Georgia last week.
Ewers shook off an early tipped pass for an interception to complete 17 straight passes on his way to 288 yards and three touchdowns Saturday, as the fifth-ranked Longhorns beat No. 25 Vanderbilt 27-24 in their Southeastern Conference road debut.
Sarkisian called this a “culture” and “toughness” win for his Longhorns.
“We knew it was going to take 60 minutes against this style of team and again, it’s always good to get a road win and like I said before, that was a good football team,” Sarkisian said of Vanderbilt. “They weren’t 25th in the country on accident.”
Vanderbilt(5-3, 2-2) snapped a three-game winning streak in its first game ranked in the Top 25 since the 2012 Music City Bowl. This was the Commodores’ first regular-season game as a …