Third-quarter surge, improved defense push UT football past hapless Iowa State, 27-6
By Steve Habel/Senior Editor
AUSTIN, Texas — It’s OK. Just take a deep breath. There, now isn’t that better?
The sound emanating from the throng of 96,851 fans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium around 8 p.m. or so Saturday evening easily could have been mistaken for a huge exhale as the Longhorns finally found their stride, and scored two touchdowns in eight minutes, on the way to a 27-6 win over hapless Iowa State.
That’s when freshman quarterback Shane Buechele passed for 196 of his 296 yards, leading the theretofore moribund Longhorns on back-to-back-to-back scoring drives that helped propel them to the lead and, ultimately, the victory.
In the process, Texas (3-3 overall, 1-2 in games against Big 12 opponents) snapped [article-offer]
