No. 8 Texas rallies to beat Texas Tech 63-56 in overtime
Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger scores a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech, Saturday Sept. 26, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Mark Rogers)LUBBOCK, Texas – Sam Ehlinger threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Moore in overtime, sending No. 8 Texas to a wild 63-56 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday that saw the Longhorns rally with two touchdowns in the final 3 minutes of regulation. Texas Tech: The Red Raiders were on the brink of delivering second-year coach Matt Wells a signature win over a Top 10 team and big rival. The first two set up Texas touchdowns in the first half before the last one ended the game.
UT-Austin football players demand school change buildings named after racist figures, donate to Black Lives Matter
The University of Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin. Brennan Eagles, a sophomore wide receiver for UT-Austin, posted the statement to his Twitter account, detailing a list of actions Longhorn athletes want the university's athletics department to take. These include donating 0.5% of the department's annual earnings to the Black Lives Matter movement and black organizations, establishing a permanent black athletic history exhibit in the Athletics Hall of Fame and renaming parts of the football stadium after Julius Whittier, the first black football player at UT-Austin. Other calls to action include requiring a module on the history of racism at UT and increasing outreach efforts to inner-city schools in Austin, Dallas and Houston. UT Athletics officials could not be reached immediately for comment.
The best and worst from Longhorns 45-38 loss to LSU
The Longhorns failed to score on two early possessions that ended in two turnovers-on-downs inside the LSU 2-yard line. Texas punted and on the ensuing drive, Burrow led the Tigers down the field. LSU never looked back after converting on a 28-second drive that gave them a 13-point halftime lead. Texas had a chance to take the lead against LSU on a 4th-and-goal play from inside the LSU 5-yard line. The Texas run-game was ineffective, the Longhorn secondary could not keep up with the speedy Tiger receivers, and LSU was able to come away with a 45-38 victory.
Ehlinger's 4 TD passes lead No. 10 Texas over Louisiana Tech
Brennan Eagles #13 of the Texas Longhorns catches a pass for a touchdown in the third quarter against Louisiana Tech on August 31, 2019 . (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)AUSTIN, Texas - Sam Ehlinger threw four touchdown passes and No. 10 Texas rolled past Louisiana Tech 45-14 on Saturday night, giving coach Tom Herman his first season-opening victory in three years with the Longhorns. Ehlinger was coolly efficient from the start with scoring passes on three of Texas' first four possessions. 6 LSU (1-0), which beat Georgia Southern 55-3 behind five touchdowns passes from Joe Burrow.