With Texas in dire need of a signature win to vault the program back into the college football ranks, the Longhorns turned to a tried-and-true strategy — man-on-man, stop-us-if-you-can, smash mouth football — with the game in the balance. [article-offer]
Steve Habel is a senior contributing writer for Horns Illustrated. He has covered Texas sports since 1989 and was this magazine’s senior editor for 24 years. You can follow him on twitter @stevehabel .