Texas quarterback Arch manning appeared to be the target of LSU fans’ fury during the SEC thriller between the two schools on Saturday night.
Manning led the Longhorns to a dramatic 22-21 win over the LSU Tigers, engineering an inspiring comeback drive in the dying seconds of the tense matchup in Baton Rouge.
Yet, LSU fans inside Death Valley had already long turned the game into a hostile homecoming for the Louisiana native.
Earlier in the game, Manning fell victim to the Tigers’ hostility as he celebrated another touchdown for Texas.
During the first half of the game, the signal caller ran it into the endzone for a one-yard touchdown, capping off a 75-yard opening drive.
Manning went wild in the endzone in celebration, appearing to taunt the home fans by staring into the stands.
LSU fans appeared to throw drinks at Texas quarterback Arch Manning after his touchdown
Manning led the Longhorns to a dramatic 22-21 comeback win over the LSU Tigers on Saturday
And the LSU fans retaliated as he turned his back to return to the field. The broadcast cameras appeared to captured drinks been thrown at the quarterback with liquid splashing at his back.
It is unclear exactly who threw the beverage at Manning with the liquid missile coming from off-screen.
Manning went on to produce an emphatic comeback in the final minutes of the second half to clinch the one-point victory for the Longhorns.
Manning was an unspectacular 19-of-35 passing for 174 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions. But he looked made for the moment when Texas began its final drive on its own 42, down 21-16, with 2:19 left.
He converted three third downs – one with a 5-yard pass and two with his legs – to set up his decisive scoring strike into the end zone near where his celebrating parents, Cooper and Ellen, were sitting.
The dramatic win in the state where Manning was raised – and in a stadium where he attended games as a kid – kept Texas (8-2) firmly in contention for a College Football Playoff spot while virtually eliminating LSU (6-4).
