4 takeaways from Texas's gutsy win over Texas A&M

The college football world watched as the Lone Star Showdown was renewed between No. 3 Texas football and the No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field in College Station on Nov. 30. The first matchup between Texas and Texas A&M in the Lone Star Showdown since the 2011 season brought back one of the historic rivalries that are great for college football.

No. 3 Texas football fights for double-digit win over No. 20 Texas A&M in College Station in first Lone Star Showdown in 13 years

Texas got off to a very strong start to this game, building a comfortable double-digit lead before the halfway point of the second quarter. Redshirt freshman backup quarterback Arch Manning showed off his running ability on a crucial fourth-down conversion picked up that resulted in a rushing touchdown after a review by the refs on the field.

Quarterback Quinn Ewers led the Longhorns on two more first-half scoring drives to build a convincing 17-0 lead heading into the locker room at halftime.

Texas had momentum early in the second half until a deflected ball was returned for six by A&M cornerback Will Lee III, giving the Aggies life in the third quarter down 10 points to the Longhorns.

Another turnover by Ewers and a blocked punt by Texas A&M kept the Aggies in the game late in the second half when it looked like Texas should be putting things away on the scoreboard.

The 17-7 win over the Aggies sends the Longhorns to the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on Dec. 7 against the No. 7 Georgia Bulldogs.

Here are four takeaways from Texas's 10-point win over Texas A&M in the Lone Star Showdown.

Texas's interior offensive line sets the tone

Texas overcame a costly first-half injury that caused junior offensive tackle and Outland Trophy Award finalist Kelvin Banks Jr. to leave the game due to a lower-body injury to have a big day on the ground for the rushing attack on offense. Banks was in street clothes and a walking boot on the Texas sideline for the rest of the game.

The Texas ground game was insanely-productive for most of this game. You can thank Texas's big interior offensive line for pushing around the Texas A&M defensive line to ware them down in the second half.

Sophomore running back Quintrevion Wisner had another career game for the Longhorns on the ground. For the second week in a row, Wisner rushed for over 150 yards. Wisner proved he is the bellcow Sarkisian and the Longhorns have been looking for in the second half of this season, with over 30 carries for the first time in his career.

This was also the third career 100+ yard rushing performance of Wisner's collegiate career.

In hindsight, I think Texas and Sarkisian could've relied more on Wisner and the ground game to close out the victory for the offense in the red zone in the second half. Wisner rushed for over 100 yards in the second half.