UT 38 - OSU 35
Somehow Texas won again.
I'm a bit baffled as to how I'm supposed to opine intelligently on something as illogical as the Longhorn's 21-point fourth-quarter comeback.
So I'll pretty much save that for Monday's column.
After losing a huge lead, OSU had a chance to take it right back with 1:13 on the clock, but Jason Ricks 32-yard field goal try twisted right and sailed outside the uprights to give the Longhorns one more chance.
With their full complement of timeouts, the Longhorns were able to survive a quarterback sack and drove to the 23-yard line in eight plays. Texas head coach Mack Brown called a timeout with two seconds on the clock, and kicker Ryan Bailey knocked a 40-yard field goal through the uprights to give the Longhorns their first lead of the game — with the clock reading 00:00.
Afterward, the Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy compared the loss to "getting to the World Series and getting swept in four games."
"It rips your heart out," he said. "But at least you got to the World Series."
Several Oklahoma State fans didn't take the loss especially well, and water bottles were raining down on Texas players as they sang "The Eyes of Texas." Several Longhorns had to be restrained — not as if they'd have done anything besides some yelling and goading — from retaliating by Associate Athletics Director for Football Operations Cleve Bryant. Even Brown gave cornerback Ryan Palmer a push away from the seats and told him to stay back.
The Longhorns were down by three touchdowns in the fourth quarter when Gundy attempted to convert a fourth-and-six at Texas' 35-yard line. Adarius Bowman was tackled six yards in the backfield and the momentum swung.
The offense quickly found its rhythm and drove down the field on an 8-play drive capped off with an 18-yard run from Jamaal Charles.
After the Cowboy's next drive was stopped, a perfect punt from Matt Fodge pinned UT back at their own one-yard line.
It took Texas three plays to work their way to 24-yards up the field. Then Charles took a handoff, got to the sideline and raced 75 yards down the field for a touchdown to bring his team back within a score of the Cowboys. After breaking through the secondary, Charles kept his eyes on the video monitor at Boone Pickens Stadium.
"Looking at the big screen, it looked like someone was going to catch me," he said.
They never gained ground on the track star though, and he finished the game with 180 rushing yards.
After throwing three interceptions to OSU defensive back Jacob Lacey, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy needed to make a big play down the stretch, and he did — hooking up with Jordan Shipley for a 60-yard reception that gave the Longhorns first down on the one-yard line.
After two uninspiring attempts, Vondrell McGee pounded the ball into the end zone, and Bailey knotted things up with the PAT.
I'm a bit baffled as to how I'm supposed to opine intelligently on something as illogical as the Longhorn's 21-point fourth-quarter comeback.
So I'll pretty much save that for Monday's column.
After losing a huge lead, OSU had a chance to take it right back with 1:13 on the clock, but Jason Ricks 32-yard field goal try twisted right and sailed outside the uprights to give the Longhorns one more chance.
With their full complement of timeouts, the Longhorns were able to survive a quarterback sack and drove to the 23-yard line in eight plays. Texas head coach Mack Brown called a timeout with two seconds on the clock, and kicker Ryan Bailey knocked a 40-yard field goal through the uprights to give the Longhorns their first lead of the game — with the clock reading 00:00.
Afterward, the Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy compared the loss to "getting to the World Series and getting swept in four games."
"It rips your heart out," he said. "But at least you got to the World Series."
Several Oklahoma State fans didn't take the loss especially well, and water bottles were raining down on Texas players as they sang "The Eyes of Texas." Several Longhorns had to be restrained — not as if they'd have done anything besides some yelling and goading — from retaliating by Associate Athletics Director for Football Operations Cleve Bryant. Even Brown gave cornerback Ryan Palmer a push away from the seats and told him to stay back.
The Longhorns were down by three touchdowns in the fourth quarter when Gundy attempted to convert a fourth-and-six at Texas' 35-yard line. Adarius Bowman was tackled six yards in the backfield and the momentum swung.
The offense quickly found its rhythm and drove down the field on an 8-play drive capped off with an 18-yard run from Jamaal Charles.
After the Cowboy's next drive was stopped, a perfect punt from Matt Fodge pinned UT back at their own one-yard line.
It took Texas three plays to work their way to 24-yards up the field. Then Charles took a handoff, got to the sideline and raced 75 yards down the field for a touchdown to bring his team back within a score of the Cowboys. After breaking through the secondary, Charles kept his eyes on the video monitor at Boone Pickens Stadium.
"Looking at the big screen, it looked like someone was going to catch me," he said.
They never gained ground on the track star though, and he finished the game with 180 rushing yards.
After throwing three interceptions to OSU defensive back Jacob Lacey, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy needed to make a big play down the stretch, and he did — hooking up with Jordan Shipley for a 60-yard reception that gave the Longhorns first down on the one-yard line.
After two uninspiring attempts, Vondrell McGee pounded the ball into the end zone, and Bailey knotted things up with the PAT.
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