Game Review by Hammondeggs
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| Texas Freshman WR, Mike Davis |
It was finally here. The Texas Longhorns home opener at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium. The fans where in the stadium, the tailgaters where outside it and the lights where on. The people where ready for some football, all that was missing was the teams: the Texas Longhorns and the Wyoming Cowboys.
There where still a few questions after last weeks mere 17 point victory of Rice: can Garret Gilbert lead the team and can the defense step up in bigger games? Both of these questions would be answered at the end of the game.
The Longhorns got off to another slow start only scoring on a 45 yard FG by Justin Tucker in the first quarter and not allowing Wyoming to score at all.
In the second quarter, after another Tucker 36 yard FG, Wyoming quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels rushed 18 yards for a touchdown making the score 7-6 Wyoming with 5:31 left to play in the half. The Texas fans groaned. How could Wyoming be beating us in our own house? Ah, but they spoke too soon. After working there way to the Wyoming 39 yard line with some great passing by Garret Gilbert, running back Fozzy Whittaker rushed 39 yards, breaking two waves of tacklers on his way to the end zone making the score 13-7, Texas. Order was restored. Texas stopped Wyoming on their next drive, forcing a punt. On the very next play from scrimmage, Garret Gilbert completed a pass to freshman wide receiver Mike Davis who spun around his defender and sprinted 45 yards into the end zone. Garret Gilbert had just thrown his first touchdown pass as a Longhorn. That’s the way the half would end, with Texas up 20-7.
In the second half, Texas’ defense held strong, allowing no points but Texas running back Cody Johnson scored 2 touchdowns making the final score 34-7 in favor of Texas.
There where still a few questions after last weeks mere 17 point victory of Rice: can Garret Gilbert lead the team and can the defense step up in bigger games? Both of these questions would be answered at the end of the game.
The Longhorns got off to another slow start only scoring on a 45 yard FG by Justin Tucker in the first quarter and not allowing Wyoming to score at all.
In the second quarter, after another Tucker 36 yard FG, Wyoming quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels rushed 18 yards for a touchdown making the score 7-6 Wyoming with 5:31 left to play in the half. The Texas fans groaned. How could Wyoming be beating us in our own house? Ah, but they spoke too soon. After working there way to the Wyoming 39 yard line with some great passing by Garret Gilbert, running back Fozzy Whittaker rushed 39 yards, breaking two waves of tacklers on his way to the end zone making the score 13-7, Texas. Order was restored. Texas stopped Wyoming on their next drive, forcing a punt. On the very next play from scrimmage, Garret Gilbert completed a pass to freshman wide receiver Mike Davis who spun around his defender and sprinted 45 yards into the end zone. Garret Gilbert had just thrown his first touchdown pass as a Longhorn. That’s the way the half would end, with Texas up 20-7.
In the second half, Texas’ defense held strong, allowing no points but Texas running back Cody Johnson scored 2 touchdowns making the final score 34-7 in favor of Texas.
Player of the Game: Garret Gilbert
Gilbert finished 22-35 with 222 yards, a TD, no sacks and no interceptions for the second week in a row. Gilbert looked much more comfortable today. There could have been many reasons, playing at home or lack of 1st game nerves but whatever it was, Gilbert played a lot better than last week, completing his first TD to Mike Davis. While Gilbert doesn’t have the hawk-like accuracy like Colt McCoy (not yet at least), he can certainly throw the ball and complete passes which is all the Longhorns need him to do this year as they have set much more store by the running game this season.
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