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Once again, Texas has bragging rights over rival Texas A&M. And this conquest will be extra painful for the Aggies.

The Horns handed 11-0 A&M its first loss of the season Friday, costing the No. 3 Aggies a chance at their first-ever SEC championship with a comeback 27-17 win. Texas’s upset instead sent defending champ Georgia back to Atlanta, where the Dawgs will either face Alabama (if the Tide beat Auburn on Saturday), or Ole Miss.

Texas, which won last year’s first Lone Star Showdown following a 13-year hiatus, has not lost to A&M since 2010.

The Aggies led 10-3 at halftime behind a dominant defense that held Horns star Arch Manning to 51 passing yards. But Texas exploded in the second half, first behind the running of Quintrevion Wisner, followed by Manning’s awakening. He put his team up 13-10 with a 29-yard touchdown throw to Ryan Wingo, then the Horns took a 20-10 lead one play into the fourth quarter.

After A&M got back within 20-17, Manning darted for a dagger 35-yard touchdown run to go back up two scores with 7:04 remaining. Then Texas’s Michael Taaffe ended A&M’s last chance to get back in it by intercepting Marcel Reed at the Horns’ 3-yard line.