Tre Newton scoring 1 of his 3 TDs in Texas' victory over Rice.
This wasn’t an exciting offense to watch, but it was effective as Texas beat Rice 34 – 17. The Longhorns had 197 yards rushing on 46 carries averaging 4.3 yards a carry. They ran the ball more than they threw it and gained more yards rushing than passing. Even more important was the fact that all 3 backs held on to the ball. Both Newton and Johnson looked good going for 61 and 59 yards each. Newton had 3 rushing TDs. The offensive line looked good too. It will be another 2 weeks before we see how they do against better competition when they go to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech.
