UT fans holding OU tickets get scare as Longhorns earn ugly 38-14 victory over Colorado
Looking ahead. That’s what fans always do. OU tickets and the Red River Rivalry were on the minds of Texas fans. It appeared the same was true for the Longhorn offense against a Colorado Buffaloes squad that has struggled losing three out of its first four games. Despite the most lackluster offense performance of the season, the No. 2-ranked Texas Longhorns eventually came away with a 38-14 victory in front of a crowd of 101,152.
It started quite ominously for the Longhorn faithful holding Texas tickets.
On the game’s first offensive possession, Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins guided the Buffs to the Texas 25 where the drive appeared to all but stall out as Colorado faced a third and 21. The Texas defense, which played well and surrendered just 127 total yards on the night, made one of its few mistakes allowing tight end Patrick Devenny to get open in the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown.
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy answered leading the Texas offense on a 14-play, 64-yard drive of its own. The only difference, the Longhorns drive ended with three points on a 32-yard Hunter Lawrence field goal.
Colorado bumped its lead to 14-3 when Hawkins found Riar Greer from 11 yards out, but Texas once again answered when McCoy hit receiver and roommate Jordan Shipley on a 39-yard pass that cut the lead to 14-10 going into the halftime.
The Texas offense never found a rhythm in the second half, but the Longhorns still managed to score four touchdowns including a pair on special teams and one by the tough Texas defense.
The first came midway through the third quarter when freshman Marquise Goodwin used his world-class speed to bust through the Colorado punt unit and block Matt DiLallo’s kick. Ben Wells scooped up the spinning ball and returned it three yards for a touchdown to give Texas its first lead of the game, 17-14.
Two Colorado offensive possessions later and the Texas defense joined in on the scoring when Texas corner Earl Thomas intercepted a Hawkins pass and ran 92 yards for a 24-14 lead.
Shipley added a 74-yard punt return for a touchdown and the Texas fans now have OU tickets and the Red River Rivalry clearly in sight.
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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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