AUSTIN — A sloppy first half for the No. 1 Texas Longhorns in Saturday’s SEC opener vs. Mississippi State got worse in the final minutes of the second quarter.
After taking a hard shot to his lower body, Texas freshman receiver Ryan Wingo limped off to the sidelines in visible pain with less than two minutes to play. A few moments later, Arch Manning found DeAndre Moore Jr. for a 49-yard touchdown with 29 seconds left to extend Texas’ lead to 14-6 before the break.
Once Wingo headed to the sideline, he went to the tent and was checked on by the Texas medical staff. When the team returned from the locker room ahead of the third quarter, Wingo was warming up with the team but had his helmet off appeared to have a brace on his right knee. He did not come out with the offense on the first play of the third quarter…