With one game left in the regular season, Texas (10-1, 6-1) remains atop the SEC standings and in control of its own fate.

Quinn Ewers threw two first-half touchdown passes to Gunnar Helm to lead No. 3 Texas to a 31-14 win over Kentucky.

The Texas Longhorns led the Kentucky Wildcats 24-7 at halftime in Austin Saturday thanks to two first-half touchdown grabs from tight end Gunnar Helm. Helm had three grabs for 34 yards and the two scores.

With only a couple of days before its final home game of the regular season, the Texas football team got, well, it got a little “feisty,” and Steve Sarkisian couldn’t have been happier about that. It’s not that the fourth-year Longhorn head coach was encouraging any fisticuffs or heated differences of opinion.

Texas faces Kentucky in the Longhorns' final home game of the regular season, and remains a top contender for the SEC championship and a possible first-round bye in the College Football Playoff.

The results don't suggest that Kentucky has an elite defense, they are 1-6 in Southeastern Conference play at 4-6 overall, but they had the injury bug hit them. Now, some of the main contributors will be available including outside linebacker JJ Weaver and 345-pound defensive tackle Deone Walker.

But above the emotions of the farewell, Texas has its eyes on defeating the Kentucky Wildcats to keep the hopes for a spot in the SEC Championship alive. The Horns lead the confer