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For a brief instant on Saturday, it appeared that moment had arrived for Texas coach Charlie Strong and his Longhorns. Strong received a penalty for the argument.
It was the first time the Horns have recorded two defensive touchowns in the same game since doing so against Oklahoma State in 2009.
If you missed the whole first half, well, it was okay.
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The second half was mostly at a standstill, with the score being a Longhorns-leading 27- 24 for the majority of the third and fourth quarters. The loose ball bounced straight to Ridgeway, who stepped through a tackle attempt by Rudolph and rumbled to a 34-yard TD return that brought the Longhorns to within 14-13.
Or is it more like whiffed again? Baylor, the national leader in yards and points per game coming in, finished with 793 yards. This week, Texas suffered a dropped punt snap by Michael Dickson and a short kick that allowed Oklahoma State to win on a 40-yard Ben Grogan field goal.
“It was definitely an “oh no” situation”, cornerback Duke Thomas said.
It was also a gut punch of a loss for the second week in a row.
Against California last week, Texas was an extra point away from tying a game in the final minutes, capping a 21-point comeback. This penalty is simply inexcusable; Strong has to control his emotions.
Oklahoma State says Wickline owes his former employer almost $600,000 for his move to Texas where he is primarily the line coach, instead of taking a job that required him to call plays, as specified in his previous contract.
“We did it to ourselves”.
Rudolph completed passes of 23 yards to Blake Jarwin and 31 yards to Jhajuan Seales, setting up a four-yard touchdown run by J.W. Walsh to take a 14-3 lead with 7:23 to play in the first quarter.
Texas starts the season 1-3 for the first time since 1956.
The Cowboys almost blew their chance at the end.
Grogan trotted back out and calmly drilled the victor.
Hutchins entered the game because junior right tackle Kent Perkins left with a knee injury and he’s a guy that Texas can’t afford to lose. “I think we have the missing pieces to the puzzle”.
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“I was very surprised”.
