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From Staff Reports
LINCOLN, Neb. - Vince Young was dressed for the occasion at Memorial Stadium, and no, he wasn't sporting his No. 10 Longhorns jersey. Young was on the Texas sidelines for the first time since he lead the Longhorns to the national championship in 2005, bundled up with a heavy leather jacket and gloves.
"He congratulated Colt on the win, and I think he passed the torch today," Brown said. "That was so great of Vince to come here on his off week to watch us and freeze."
- William Wilkerson
Texas climbs in BCS rankings
The Longhorns jumped two spots in this week's Bowl Championship Series rankings, climbing to No. 7.
Texas remained fifth in both the Harris and coaches polls. The Longhorns climbed from a .390 to a .520 composite score in the six computer rankings.
Texas' .724 composite score remains on the heels of No. 6 Florida, who sits at .726. No. 8 Louisville holds a .722 score.
Ohio State remained No. 1, while Michigan topped USC to assume the No. 2 spot.
- Eric Ransom
Crowder accumulating sacks
Tim Crowder sacked Zac Taylor for a 10-yard loss on Nebraska's first possession, keeping him in the mix for the NCAA lead.
He is currently in eighth place with 7.5 sacks, 3.5 behind Western Michigan's Ameer Ismail.
Texas sacked Taylor four times on Saturday. The Longhorns are fourth in the nation with 29 sacks on the year.
- WW
Injuries piling up
The Longhorns injury report will get a little more extensive this week, after several Texas players left Nebraska with bumps and bruises.
Defensive tackle Derek Lokey left with an injury to his lower left leg and was seen on the sideline on crutches. Linebacker Robert Killebrew had to be helped off the field with an ankle injury.
Defensive end Brian Robsion didn't start and had his snaps lowered after tweaking his ankle in pregame warm-ups.
"We're just beat to death on defense," Brown said.
Kicker/punter Greg Johnson aggravated a groin pull, which he initially suffered during the Oklahoma game.
- WW
Memorial Stadium shimmers
Nebraska's stadium might be the most polished in the Big 12.
Memorial Stadium sits as the biggest momument in Lincoln, and has a similar classic feel as Ohio State's Horseshoe.
Everything about the Cornhuskers' presentation spells tradition. Keith Jackson was seen on the pre-game Jumobtron, and the Cornhuskers all touched a horseshoe during their 'tunnel' walk to the field.
The entrances surround Memorial Stadium read 'Through these gates pass the best fans in college football."
- ER
Lewis shines in first start
Aaron Lewis started in place on Brian Robison at defensive end and showed exactly why Frank Okam thinks he could be a future All-American. Lewis had five tackles - four solo, including three tackles for losses, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a sack.
"He is like B-Rob's little brother," Tim Crowder said. "He grew up a lot today."
- WW
Hope not high in the cornfields
Not all the Cornhusker fans in Nebraska were optimistic leading up to the game.
Texas remained a five-point favorite entering the game, but faith wasn't running high in Beatrice, just 40 miles south of Lincoln.
"I wouldn't drive to Colorado to watch Nebraska play," said Thomas, a cashier at the town's Wal-Mart.
- ER
Hash marks
Texas has won 16 straight road games and 27 of its last 28. Nebraska honored Heisman-winning running back Mike Rozier at halftime for his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Texas offensive lineman J'Marcus Webb wore No. 90 instead of his usual 73 during the game. There was a Memorial Stadium record crowd of 85,187 on Saturday. Before the addition of 6,000 seats this season, the largest crowd was 78,268, during Texas' 27-24 win in 2002, which snapped Nebraska's national-best 26-game home winning streak.
- WW
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