Fortunately for Sonny Dykes’ team, no one immediately recovered the ball and Cal was awarded a first and goal on the one yard line.
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Pitted against a California run defense that has proven to be sub-par, to say the least, it’s quite possible we see much more of this as the night goes on.
ABOUT TEXAS (2-0): A true freshman, Buechele continued to impress against UTEP with 244 passing yards and four touchdowns – including a pair to sophomore wide receiver Jerrod Heard, who started at quarterback last season. Shane had offers on the table from numerous high-octane, prolific offensive programs on the table, such as: Arizona State, Texas Tech, TCU, Cal, Oklahoma, as well as traditional powerhouses Florida State, Ole Miss, and Wisconsin. Chad Hansen has six catches for 121 yards.
For Cal, Webb is 16 of 25 for 245 yards and three touchdowns.
The play should have been called a touchback and Texas should have gotten a minute to try and tie the game. The drive ended on Davis’ 29-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Veasy.
Cal reduced the deficit to 17-14 on Enwere’s 1-yard touchdown run. However, the ruling was overturned on review when it was determined Robertson was down at the 3 before fumbling.
Just two weeks prior, Buechele was working as a part of a two-quarterback tandem alongside Tyrone Swoopes, who has been used primarily in running and red zone packages. But a 1-yard scoring run by Enwere made it a 24-21 game.
Had Texas been given possession, it still would have needed to march almost the entire field in less than two minutes to tie the game.
Texas added two points when the Longhorns’ Brandon Jones blocked Michael Dickson’s punt, knocking it out of the back of the end zone for a safety.
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Throwing for over 6,000 yards in high school career in Arlington, Texas, Buechele is a former four-star recruit. Chris Warren III got the start at running back, but D’Onta Foreman is playing too.
