# Florida upsets Texas

Sports · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 3 shows · 19m airtime

Florida beat Texas 27-24 on October 18, 2026, erasing a 17-3 deficit with 24 straight points and handing the Longhorns their second straight loss. Tramell Jones won his first start at quarterback for the Gators. Arch Manning fumbled with two minutes left, down by three, and Steve Sarkisian said afterward that everything is on the table. The discussion turns on whether Manning sees the field and whether his last name has inflated expectations.

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## Segments

- [Nightcap](https://boilpoints.com/u/nightcap), 2026-10-18, 49:13 to 55:13: **Recaps the comeback and argues Manning's last name**. Recaps Florida's comeback over Texas and plays Sarkisian's postgame answer about evaluating everything, then argues Manning is not seeing the field and that his last name inflated expectations. The Manning critique stays inside the case the earlier Texas coverage already made. New angle: Florida erased a 17-3 deficit with 24 straight points, and Tramell Jones won his first start at quarterback.
- [The Right Time with Bomani Jones](https://boilpoints.com/u/therighttimewithbomanijones), 2026-10-18, 1:36 to 6:44: **Frames the loss as a Sarkisian failure**. Reaction to Florida's win in Austin, framed as a Sarkisian failure rather than a Manning one: he recruited Manning, was supposed to develop him, and Manning never surpassed Quinn Ewers. Skeptical of benching him, since no better replacement has surfaced.
- [Josh Pate's College Football Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/joshpatescollegefootballshow), 2026-10-19, 43:14 to 51:08: **Works the Texas slide from the Longhorns side**. Works through the Florida win from the Texas side: the offense's national rankings, Sarkisian's 'everything's on the table' answer, and the case for a quarterback change. Adds the on-record postgame line and the statistical depth behind the Longhorns' slide. New angle: Sarkisian said after the Florida loss that everything is on the table.