The No. 22 Texas Longhorns kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive in dramatic fashion on Saturday afternoon, needing overtime to rally and defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 45-38 in Starkville.

Texas trailed 38-21 with a little over 12 minutes left in regulation, but would score 24 straight points to secure the win.

“I think we got a mulligan because tonight was a culture win,” Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said. “I said this to the team, I don’t know if I’ve ever been more proud of a group of guys. When they go up 17 in the fourth quarter... these guys literally didn’t blink.”

With a defense that found itself struggling at times throughout the afternoon, it found its footing with key stops in the fourth quarter and the game-sealing stop in overtime.

Here are three takeaways from Texas’ win on Saturday over Mississippi State: