Manuel acknowledged Georgia’s beatdown of Texas — maybe the best road win by any school this season — but called the Longhorns “a very strong team” deserving of their top-three seed. He cited their top five defense and credited Quinn Ewers for leading “one of the top passing offenses in the country.”

As Aggies silently filed out of Kyle Field, Texas fans in burnt orange filling the southeast corner of The House That Johnny Built rubbed salt in their wounds with three letters. “S-E-C! S-E-C!’ they chanted.

No. 3 Texas and No. 20 Texas A&M renewed their historic rivalry on Saturday night at Kyle Field with a trip to the SEC Championship on the line. Like they did the last time the two played in 2011, the Longhorns got the better of the Aggies,