When time expired in Texas’ 51-17 victory over Florida Atlantic, a jubilant Malcolm Williams sprinted from the sideline to the bleachers to celebrate with fans.
Quarterback Garrett Gilbert is not going to get benched. His interception to touchdown ratio may be 15:7, but he’s become a valuable part of the team’s running game.
No. 10 Oklahoma State (9-1, 5-1) walked into Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and gave unranked Texas (4-6, 2-5) no hope and no chance of winning in the 33-16 final. Texas suffered its fourth consecutive loss, and this one was a lot uglier than the score might indicate.
With his time at Texas winding down, senior John Chiles sat in front of his locker, head buried in his hands, wondering what has gone so miserably wrong.
Julius Whittier made an impromptu visit to Texas football practice Wednesday afternoon. If the players didn’t know who the man was as he walked onto the field in blue jeans and a black sweater, they certainly knew who he was by the end of the day.