BATON ROUGE, Nov. 15 -- Arch Manning needed his legs to keep Texas alive before his arm could finish the rescue. On a night when LSU repeatedly intercepted him, the Longhorns quarterback found another way to extend the possession that would decide the game and protect his team's playoff ambitions.

Manning's 4-yard touchdown pass to Raleek Brown in the final seconds gave Texas a 22-21 victory at Tiger Stadium on Saturday. The Longhorns had trailed by 11 points in the third quarter and still needed a touchdown when they took over for their last drive.

Texas improved to 8-2 overall and 5-2 in the Southeastern Conference. LSU fell to 6-4 and 3-4, a fourth defeat that left its College Football Playoff hopes severely diminished. The separatio...