AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Sam Ehlinger scored an early touchdown, then ran for two more in the part of the moment to lead Texas to a 27-16 win over Baylor on Saturday, breaking the Longhorns’ two-loss streak.
After the game, the Texas players stayed in the box for the debatable school song “The Eyes of Texas. ” And while some showed the song’s classic “Hook’em” hand signal, many did not.
Ehlinger prepared the first Texas landing with a 42-yard finishing touch in a Joshua Moore jump. The two connected back on a 3-yard pass that put Texas forward 13-3 in halftime.
Texas (3-2, 2-2 Big 12) took a 20-3 lead with a 75-yard penalty to open the third quarter, mixing problems with rookie Bijan Robinson in his first race opening, before a Baylor Pass Interference Penalty Game Then, the Baylor 5. Ehlinger of Texas was fed from a meter.
Ehlinger scored again in the 3rd when he drove to his right before taking off to the finish line and separating two deffinishers near the line of purpose. It’s his seventh landing of the season with 17 landing passes.
“Winning is very important, we’ve had a bad taste in our mouths the last two weeks,” Ehlinger said, winking at the Texas defense who played their most productive game of the season. “I think we’ve shown that we can make any arrangement . . . and it’s smart or bad. When we get out of our own way, we are smart. “
Baylor (1-2, 1-2) had not played since October 3 and had to close his football program for 10 days due to a coronavirus outbreak on the list. The Bears looked rusty on offense with difficult protective passes and Quarterback Charlie Brewer simply threw 3 interceptions in the first half. Brewer finished with 256 yards and two overdue landing passes.
After forcing a turn in the lows in the last few minutes, Texas lost the stopwatch near Baylor’s line of purpose. When Ehlinger knelt on the final shot, everything focused on what he would do with the song and whether the Longhorns would remain on the field. .
The Texas campus has been swept away by a months-old controversy over the song, with some players refusing to sing it because of ties to racism in the school’s past. in Texas and back in Dallas when Texas lost to Oklahoma, provoking the wrath of some fans.
Defensive lineman and team co-captain Ta’Quon Graham insisted that the Longhorns’ costumes were not disappointed with the song.
“As far as the team is concerned, within the team, my fair opinion was that it wasn’t a problem,” Graham said. “But I hope we can all put that on and we can move forward and focus only on the ball. “
TAKE-OFF
Baylor: First-year coach Dave Aranda’s defense was smart at first, but ended up breaking up without much help from an offensive he suffered to the end. Brewer and the Bears nevertheless achieved their purpose in a desperate rally attempt in the last quarter, but even that required a big defensive move with an interception that prepared a short area for an expired touchdown.
“I feel like the moment we go out and let him play football without a catch,” said Bears open catcher Gavin Holmes. “In the future, that’s what we have to do from the beginning, play with nothing. “holding us back. “
Texas: The Longhorns have moved away from their first three-game losing streak with fourth-year coach Tom Herman, who has spent more than two weeks trying to deflect the anger of fans from recent defeats and school song. The defensive effort under new coordinator Chris Ash kept Baylor in a total of 316 yards and, unlike the three games, Ehlinger was not comfortable making a frantic return in the last quarter.
SAFE HAND
Moore now has six landing receptions in five games and has produced some of the best plays of the season for the Longhorns. His canopy at the time the fourth ignited the Texas offensive.
“When the ball is in the air, it’s my ball, ” said Moore. “I appreciate Sam trusting me the way he does.
Following
Baylor receives TCU on October 31
Texas At No. 6 Oklahoma State on October 31.
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