Arch Manning and the No. 21 Texas Longhorns narrowly escaped with a 16-13 overtime road win over Kentucky on Saturday, capped by a game-winning field goal.

The SEC action on Saturday, Oct. 18 continues with the Kentucky Wildcats hosting the No. 21 Texas Longhorns at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky.

The Texas Longhorns beat the Kentucky Wildcats 16-13 in overtime during a college football SEC game at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

The No. 21 Texas Longhorns, led by quarterback Arch Manning, face the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky.

Giving each position group a letter grade for the Texas Longhorns after their game against the Kentucky Wildcats.

Keep up with SEC schedules, odds, predictions, kickoff times and more as Week 8 of the college football season continues Oct. 18.

Texas entered this season as the favorite to win the SEC championship, but those title hopes were nearly undone against a team that was picked to finish second-to-last in the preseason poll.

First off, you know it's bad when members of the Charlie Strong teams are talking. But at least the 2016 Texas team had running back D'Onta Foreman with over 2,000 yards rushing and quarterback Shane Buechele with nearly 3,000 yards passing in a 5-7 season.