Longhorn fans with Texas tickets leave Cotton Bowl happy with 16-13 win over rival Sooners
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy last season. According to most, he’s a frontrunner for this season’s award. His play on Saturday in the Cotton Bowl against the rival Oklahoma Sooners wasn’t pleasing to UT fans with Texas tickets and was not very Heisman-like as he finished completing 21 of 39 passes for 127 yards. McCoy had one touchdown, one interception and two lost fumbles. The most important thing McCoy did in the Red River Rivalry was make a tackle.
It came in the fourth quarter with the Longhorns leading 16-13, the eventual final score of the game. The Texas defense, which had a stellar performance and limited the Oklahoma rushing offense to minus-16 yards, forced a turnover when Aaron Willams intercepted a pass from Sooners quarterback Landry Jones at the OU 20.
After two Fozzy Whittaker runs to the Oklahoma 12, Texas faced a third and 2 and looked to put the game away with a touchdown. McCoy took a quick drop, then fired to freshman receiver Marquise Goodwin, who had scored the Longhorns only touchdown in the third quarter on a 14-yard slant route.
Goodwin ran the same quick slant route as earlier. McCoy fired to the outside. Awaiting McCoy’s pass was Oklahoma’s Brian Jackson who caught the ball and took off the other direction with nothing but green grass in front of him.
Fans with Oklahoma tickets went crazy thinking Jackson was about to score. That’s when McCoy hustled toward the sideline, dropped to his knees and cut out the legs of Jackson at the OU 30-yard line. It was a touchdown-saving tackle.
Six plays later, Jones and the Sooners had moved the ball to the OU 45 and faced a second and 8. Jones dropped back, fired over the middle but was picked off by UT’s Earl Thomas. Those with Texas tickets knew the Longhorns had just won the game.
The Texas offense took over possession and got a crucial first down and eventually ran time off the clock to preserve the victory.
The Longhorns remain undefeated at 6-0 and 3-0 in Big 12 action. Up next is a road date with the Missouri Tigers. The Sooners fall to 3-3 and 1-1 in conference play. Oklahoma goes on the road next weekend as well and faces the Kansas Jayhawks.
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Kyle Dalton has lived in Austin for more than 30 years, having graduated from the University of Texas-Austin with a degree in journalism.
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