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Trevor Etienne rushed for three touchdowns as No. 5 Georgia built a 23-point lead en route to a 30-15 win at No. 1 Texas in Austin in Southeastern Conference play Saturday.

Carson Beck completed 23 of 41 for 175 yards and threw three interceptions for the Bulldogs (6-1, 4-1 SEC), who won their third straight.

Georgia’s defense was dominant throughout, recording seven sacks and limiting Texas to just 29 rushing yards on 27 carries. Javon Walker was the star, recording a game-high three sacks and a team-high eight tackles for the Bulldogs.

Quinn Ewers completed 25 of 43 passes for 211 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for Texas (6-1, 2-1). Arch Manning entered briefly in the second quarter, completing three of six passes for 19 yards.

Trailing 23-0, Texas cracked the scoreboard on its opening drive of the second half, as Ewers found Isaiah Bond on a 2-yard score with 10:57 left in the third quarter. Ewers then found Bond over the middle for a successful two-point conversion.

After Georgia punted and Texas turned the ball over on downs, Beck was intercepted by Jahdae Barron (two interceptions), who returned the ball to the Georgia 9-yard line. After the pick was initially called off due to a pass interference, a lengthy delay followed due to debris thrown on the field by Texas fans.

The delay gave officials time to wave off the flag. Two plays later, Ewers found Jaydon Blue (game-high seven catches) for a 17-yard touchdown, cutting Texas’ deficit to 23-15 with 2:12 left in the third quarter.

Georgia answered with an 11-play, 89-yard drive – highlighted by Beck’s 43-yard pass to Oscar Delp — resulting in Etienne’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-1 with 12:04 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs defense suffocated Texas the rest of the way, forcing a Ewers fumble on a strip-sack and two turnovers on downs on the final three Longhorns drives.

After each team punted on their opening possession, Beck was intercepted by Andrew Mukuba. Texas then punted again, before Beck threw his second interception, this time to Barron on the Longhorns’ 5-yard line.

On the ensuing drive, Ewers was strip-sacked by Daylen Everette, who recovered the fumble on Texas’ 13-yard line.

Etienne, who rushed 19 times for a game-high 87 yards, then ran in a 2-yard score to give Georgia a 7-0 lead with six seconds left in the opening quarter.

After another Texas punt, Peyton Woodring’s 33-yard field goal extended Georgia’s lead to 10-0 at the 10:46 mark of the second quarter. On the next drive, Ewers was intercepted by Everette, leading to Etienne’s 15-yard touchdown run with 8:30 left in the second quarter.

Woodring tacked on a 48-yard field goal at the 4:43 mark. On Texas’ final drive of the half, Manning fumbled, leading to Woodring’s 44-yard field goal as time expired.

TEXAS FINED

The University of Texas will be assessed a financial penalty of $250,000 and must meet requirements set forth by the Southeastern Conference commissioner following interruption of its football game with Georgia due to fans throwing debris on to the field, the SEC announced Sunday.

A portion of the third quarter of the Georgia-Texas football game was interrupted and delayed when some fans threw objects onto the playing field, interrupting the competitive opportunity for both teams and endangering contest participants.

“The throwing of debris and resulting interruption of play that took place Saturday night cannot be part of any SEC event,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “The SEC is assigned responsibility by its membership to enforce its sportsmanship and game management policies and these actions are consistent with that oversight responsibility, including the financial penalty and mandated reviews.”

The school is required to use all available resources, including security, stadium and television video, to identify individuals who threw objects onto the playing field or at the opposing team. All individuals identified as having been involved in disrupting the game shall be prohibited from attending Texas Athletics events for the remainder of the 2024-25 academic and athletic year.