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.
The eyes of Texas looked glazed over; like they’d been searching too long for the answers that would save their season. Like they’d just lost their fifth game of the year.
Fireworks went off and the chant, “We own Texas” echoed throughout Bill Snyder Family Memorial Stadium Saturday night after Kansas State beat Texas 39-14.
The Longhorn offense has been deathly ill this season, but the good news is the coaches think they’ve finally found the diagnosis — they’re not scoring enough.