It wasn't pretty for three quarters, but the Texas Longhorns staged an epic comeback down 17 in the fourth quarter to Mississippi State to win in OT.

Three things that stood out from the Texas Longhorns storming back for the win on the road against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

No. 22 Texas battled back from a 17-point deficit and scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to eke out a 45-38 overtime win on the road against Mississippi State. Saturday's result represents the Longhorns' largest comeback win since they erased a 21-point deficit in 2007 against Oklahoma State .

Texas football, head coach Steve Sarkisian and quarterback Arch Manning visit Mississippi State Saturday in a crucial SEC contest.

The Texas Longhorns will be headed back to Austin from their final game away from home in a four-game stretch with an improbable victory, after surviving Starkville with a 45-38 comeback win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Notre Dame's best-case scenario is a 10-2 finish with ranked wins over USC and likely Navy, as long as the unbeaten Midshipmen handle North Texas this weekend. And, in Texas Tech's case, the Red Raiders need to win out and take the Big 12 to guarantee a spot in the playoff.

While the Longhorns recorded another SEC win on Saturday, one weakness was exposed. The Texas secondary missed senior safety Michael Taaffe.

The Texas Longhorns lost a key piece of their offense in the first quarter against the Mississippi State Bulldogs

Bulldogs quarterback Blake Shapen threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns in the first half, leading his squad to a 24-14 halftime lead over the Longhorns on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville,