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Texas beat UTSA 30-6 without needing Arch Manning to carry the afternoon, and that may be the more interesting takeaway than another quarterback grade. Through three games, the Longhorns have already won with three different primary engines: offensive firepower, a fourth-quarter comeback, and complementary football built around defense, the run game and Gianni Spetic.

Austin gets into whether that versatility is becoming a real strength or simply proof Texas still has not played its complete game. The show also digs into the overlooked defense, Saturday’s offensive inefficiency, Spetic’s hidden value and why No. 14 Tennessee will test how much of Texas’ margin for error travels onto the road.

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• (00:00) - Texas Wins Without Arch Carrying It

Texas finally hit the limit of how much pitching chaos it could survive in a 7-2 loss to Toronto. Jacob deGrom lasted just 4⅓ innings with four walks, the bullpen finally cracked after carrying the club through the homestand, and the offense managed only two runs on Jake Burger's homer. Houston lost too, so the Rangers still enter Monday's off-day alone atop the AL West by one game.

Austin gets into why deGrom failed to give the staff the reset it needed, why the bullpen deserves more grace than blame, and why the offense had to carry more of the load. The show also covers Cal Quantrill's IL move, roster questions, the final-week rotation and Tuesday's Mets opener.

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• (00:00) - Rangers Down 7-2, Houston Loss Preserves First Place

Dak Prescott made Cowboys history in a 37-20 win over Washington, throwing four touchdowns without an interception and passing Tony Romo for the Cowboys' career passing-touchdown record. CeeDee Lamb went for 153 yards and two scores, while Jake Ferguson added two touchdowns of his own.

Austin gets into why the offense earned real trust in the Week 2 response, why the defense still leaves questions despite Jaishawn Barham forcing a key fumble, and why Jayden Daniels' 69 rushing yards kept the mobile-quarterback concern alive. The show also looks at Dallas' struggling run game, the Overshown and Hooker absences, and next week's much tougher mobility test against Lamar Jackson and Baltimore in Rio.

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• (00:00) - Dak Makes History in Cowboys’ 37-20 Win

Texas survived another pitching emergency and ended the night alone atop the AL West with a 6-2 win over Toronto. Cal Quantrill exited with right lat tightness after 1⅓ innings, but Jordan Montgomery answered with 3⅔ hitless innings as the Rangers pieced together the rest and Houston fell to Atlanta.

Austin gets into why this pitching staff keeps finding answers, whether this run is starting to carry a little 2023 magic, and how Josh Jung and Nathan Eovaldi have changed the feel of the club since returning. The show also works through the postseason rotation, the No. 2 seed path, Walcott and Cauley, and Sunday’s need for Jacob deGrom to give the bullpen real length.

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• (00:00) - Rangers Win 6-2, Take Over First Place

Texas answered one of its toughest losses of September with a 7-1 win over Toronto, moving back into a tie with Houston atop the AL West, with Houston still holding the tiebreaker. Kumar Rocker gave the Rangers 4⅓ innings of one-run ball, Trevor Williams followed with four scoreless, and Texas made Dylan Cease work before pulling away.

Austin gets into what the response says about this team’s ability to absorb a gut punch, whether Evan Carter should keep getting key at-bats in a pennant race, and why Williams’ relief work mattered beyond one box score. The show also checks the Rangers’ 40-man pulse and looks ahead at the final eight-game sprint with both the division and Wild Card still in play.

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• (00:00) - Rangers Answer Back, Tie Houston Atop AL West

Texas carried a 3-1 lead into the eighth before Trevor Story's three-run homer turned it into a 4-3 loss to Boston. The Rangers finished with only four hits and fell one game behind Houston in the AL West with nine to play.

Austin gets into why Jacob Latz shouldn't wear the whole loss, the ninth-inning decision to leave Wyatt Langford at first, and why Cody Bradford's 4⅓ scoreless innings strengthened the case for using him in bulk. The show also reworks Skip Schumaker's bullpen sequence, checks in on Carter Baumler and other rehab/farm developments, and previews a Toronto series Texas cannot afford to let this loss bleed into.

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• (00:00) - Texas Trails 4-3 After Latz’s Three-Run Homer

Texas finally cashed in its traffic in a 7-3 win over Boston. Brandon Nimmo broke a 3-3 tie with a seventh-inning double, Ezequiel Duran drove home two more, and Nathan Eovaldi covered the final four innings with one-hit, scoreless relief. Houston lost, leaving the Rangers 76-76 and tied atop the AL West standings, though the Astros still own the tiebreaker.

Austin gets into MacKenzie Gore's short, injury-affected start, Skip Schumaker managing with September urgency, Josh Jung's continued impact, Joc Pederson's roster question, and what Eovaldi's dominant relief outing means for a possible October rotation. The show also works through the final 10-game path and Thursday's Sonny Gray matchup before landing on the simplest postseason idea: get in and see what happens.

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• (00:00) - Rangers Rally Past Boston, Eovaldi Finishes the Job

Texas made one four-run inning stand up in a 4-2 win over Boston. Elias Díaz opened the scoring with a two-run double, Corey Seager added a two-run single, Jacob deGrom struck out eight in five innings, and Jacob Latz recorded the final five outs for save No. 30. The Rangers have won three straight, but Houston also won, leaving Texas one game back in the AL West with 11 to play.

Austin gets into why the bullpen is giving this team a chance, why an offense that scored four in the second and nothing after still leaves questions, and what Robert Garcia’s role should look like. He also works through the late-season roster picture, deGrom’s October efficiency, Wednesday’s MacKenzie Gore matchup, and finally makes the call: improbably, he still thinks Texas can get into the playoffs.

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• (00:00) - Latz Escapes a Bases-Loaded Eighth

The Cowboys opened 2026 with a 28-20 loss to the Giants, and the rebuilt defense's first test went badly.

Austin breaks down how Jaxson Dart stayed comfortable through the air and on the ground, why Isaiah Likely kept finding room, and why the offense deserves plenty of blame too after producing just 244 yards. The show also gets into George Pickens' quiet debut, Javonte Williams as one of the few bright spots, Dallas' nine penalties, and what the loss says about Christian Parker's new-look unit before Jayden Daniels comes to Arlington next week.

Correction: during the LIVE, a viewer update described Malik Hooker's injury as a broken wrist. Postgame reporting says Hooker may have fractured his forearm, with further confirmation pending.

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Texas survived a 7-1 lead shrinking to 7-6, took the series in Arizona, and suddenly sits one game behind Houston with 12 left.

Austin gets into why the win feels both huge and unnerving, with the bullpen nearly undoing six strong innings from Cal Quantrill. Corey Seager's 458-foot homer, Josh Jung's immediate impact and the Duran/Carter center-field debate all get their turn. The show also looks at what Quantrill has become for this rotation, what Robert Garcia and Nathan Eovaldi could mean for the bullpen, and why a nine-game homestand beginning with Boston now feels like the stretch that could decide the AL West.

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• (00:00) - Texas Tries to Survive the Ninth