The Cowboys went down to the Patriots 20-16. The Cowboys took the lead with 5:13 left in the 4th. The defense forced a punt on the following Patriots possession. But the Cowboys offense couldn’t run down the clock handing the ball back to Tom Brady and the Patriots with 2:31 remaining. Tom Brady did what Tom Brady does which is methodically drive down the field to score. Patriots win.

It was another mistake-filled game by the Cowboys leaving me to wonder what could have been. I hope the rest of the season isn’t like this.

The Rangers are back in the World Series. Congrats to my hometown team. Hopefully they’ll win it this year.

Sr. Running Back Fozzy Whittaker

#22 Texas lost to #6 Oklahoma State 38-26 yesterday in Austin. But it was a competitive game and Texas looked significantly improved week-over-week.

Highlights:

• Fozzy Whittaker returned a kick-off for a touchdown for the 2nd week in row. He also looked good running the ball from the RB and wildcat postions.
• Texas went with one QB for the entire game – David Ash. He looked improved over last week, but still made some freshman mistakes. He doesnt’ seem real comfortable with the deep ball.
• Malcolm Brown continues to look great with 138 yards rushing and 2 TDs.
• CB Carrington Byndom looked good against a great set of OSU receivers.
• The defense was able to get lined up against the extremely fast-paced OSU offense and looked good short of 2 huge mistakes that resulted in 2 easy, long runs for touchdowns by OSU. The defense also scored a safety.

After watching the Texas A&M/Baylor game yesterday, this is looking like at most a 3 loss season for Texas. Texas should be able to take Baylor despite it being a road game. They may have a hard time with A&M on the road.

All-in-all, Texas is a significantly improved team over last year. With all the youth and talent they have, next year looks even brighter.

#1 Oklahoma beat #10 Texas 55 – 17 today. OU looked great and Texas looked very ordinary, primarily due to inexperience at the quarterback and corner back positions. The Longhorn QBs turned it over and the CBs gave up big plays. Not a good combination. Next up is OSU. Hopefully Texas can step it up.

Cowboys lose to Lions 34 -30. Twice this season the Cowboys have blown two huge, late leads aided by poor play by Tony Romo. Disgusting. At least it wasn’t a divisional game. C’mon Cowboys, get it together!

#17 Texas redeemed last year’s loss to Iowa State with a 37 – 14 victory on Saturday night in Iowa. Texas dominated getting up by 34 – 0 at halftime. They looked good on offense, defense, and special teams. They created turnovers and had plenty of big plays. Texas plays #1 OU next week in Dallas. Hook ‘em Horns!

Junior TE DJ Grant catches one of his three TDs.

Texas continues to improve each week beating UCLA 49 -20. This avenges a loss at home last year to UCLA.

Case McCoy started the game at quarterback, sharing snaps with David Ash. McCoy went 12 of 15 for 168 yards and 2 TDs. Ash went 3 for 3. Neither threw an interception.

I’m really looking forward to watching Texas become a contender in the Big 12 as their young players gain more experience.

Key Takeaways:

• McCoy looks like the real deal at QB.
• Freshmen Malcolm Brown and Jaxon Shipley continue to look good at RB and WR. These guys will be stars.
• D.J. Grant is emerging at TE with 3 TD catches.
• The defense grabbed 4 turn-overs and applied lots of pressure on opposing QBs.

Sophomore QB Case McCoy

#24 Texas squeaks by BYU 17-16. Texas looked horrible during the first half. But the defense played good enough to keep them in the game holding BYU to 13 points despite QB Garrett Gilbert’s 2 interceptions. He was booed out of the game by the hometown fans.

David Ash and Case McCoy (Colt McCoy’s younger brother) shared snaps during the second half to rally Texas to a come-from-behind victory. It sounds great to hear “McCoy to Shipley” again. Receiver Jaxon Shipley is Jordan Shipley’s younger brother. Both the older McCoy and Shipley are now playing in the NFL. McCoy has the most wins of any Texas QB and Shipley is the leading receiver. Perhaps we’re going to see a repeat.

Key takeaways:

• Garrett Gilbert has regressed. Neither the team, nor the fans are behind him. His time as starting QB should be at an end.
• Case McCoy looks like a viable replacement for Gilbert.
• The Texas running game continues to improve. The combination of Cody Johnson for short yardage and Malcolm Brown for explosiveness looks good and should only get better.
• The Texas defense is still be settling into the new system, especially in the secondary. But they showed signs of improvement in the 2nd half. They got stops when they needed them.