Aggies Upset Horns, Again
Texas pushed its luck all season, mounting fourth quarter comebacks to take leads and recovering onsides kicks to preserve wins.
In the end, the Longhorns' failed to make a final harrowing escape, falling 38-30 to Texas A&M at Kyle Field.
"I thought that we tried hard," Texas head coach Mack Brown said. "We didn't play well."
The Aggies rolled up an impressive 533 yards against Texas and quarterback Stephen McGee threw for a career-high yards and three touchdowns.
The A&M offense took advantage of missed tackles and blown coverages all night, punting only three times and making 27 first downs.
Texas' offense meanwhile, struggled initially before hitting its stride in the final quarter - when the Longhorns were already down by 21 points. Quarterback Colt McCoy was responsible for two turnovers with one interception and a lost fumble.
"It's a tough pill to swallow," he said.
The loss prevents Texas from having any chance at sneaking into the Big 12 title game, and it ruins the Longhorns' chance at securing an at-large BCS bid that had recently become a very real possibility.
The game was A&M head coach Dennis Franchione's last. After coaching in College Station for five years, Franchione announced his resignation immediately after the game.
"I want to express my respect and gratitude to Coach Franchione for his courage in making this decision, and putting the interests of his players and this institution ahead of his own interests," A&M athletics director Bill Byrne said.
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So in College Station they'll be celebrating a win and a loss tonight, the win of the game and the loss of their reviled head coach.
Texas fans on the other hand will probably spend a good portion of tonight wondering why they should set aside a holiday for Thanksgiving when UT can't even beat A&M.
With LSU's loss tonight, Texas could've been back to heights unimagined after losing two straight Big 12 games. Now the Longhorns are back out of the national picture, and the bowl scenarios will all have to be reworked — again.
In the end, the Longhorns' failed to make a final harrowing escape, falling 38-30 to Texas A&M at Kyle Field.
"I thought that we tried hard," Texas head coach Mack Brown said. "We didn't play well."
The Aggies rolled up an impressive 533 yards against Texas and quarterback Stephen McGee threw for a career-high yards and three touchdowns.
The A&M offense took advantage of missed tackles and blown coverages all night, punting only three times and making 27 first downs.
Texas' offense meanwhile, struggled initially before hitting its stride in the final quarter - when the Longhorns were already down by 21 points. Quarterback Colt McCoy was responsible for two turnovers with one interception and a lost fumble.
"It's a tough pill to swallow," he said.
The loss prevents Texas from having any chance at sneaking into the Big 12 title game, and it ruins the Longhorns' chance at securing an at-large BCS bid that had recently become a very real possibility.
The game was A&M head coach Dennis Franchione's last. After coaching in College Station for five years, Franchione announced his resignation immediately after the game.
"I want to express my respect and gratitude to Coach Franchione for his courage in making this decision, and putting the interests of his players and this institution ahead of his own interests," A&M athletics director Bill Byrne said.
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So in College Station they'll be celebrating a win and a loss tonight, the win of the game and the loss of their reviled head coach.
Texas fans on the other hand will probably spend a good portion of tonight wondering why they should set aside a holiday for Thanksgiving when UT can't even beat A&M.
With LSU's loss tonight, Texas could've been back to heights unimagined after losing two straight Big 12 games. Now the Longhorns are back out of the national picture, and the bowl scenarios will all have to be reworked — again.
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