AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arch Manning passed for four touchdowns, ran for one and caught another as No. 17 Texas beat Arkansas 52-37 on Saturday to keep the Longhorns clinging to hopes of making the College Football Playoff.

Ranked No. 1 in the preseason, the Longhorns (8-3, 5-2, Southeastern Conference, No. 17 CFP ) will have to beat third-ranked rival Texas A&M on Friday for a chance to make a case they deserve to be in the playoff for the third consecutive season.

“I do think we’re playing good football,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said. “The best way we can impress anybody is going and winning next Friday night.”

Manning, the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, gets more impressive each week.

He is the first Texas quarterback with passing , running and receiving touchdowns in a

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