Domingue, Foremans lift Texas football past Baylor, 35-34

Running back D'Onta Foreman ran for 250 yards Saturday to help lift the University of Texas football team past No. 8 Baylor, 35-34 (photo courtesy of texassports.com).
Running back D'Onta Foreman ran for 250 yards Saturday to help lift the University of Texas football team past No. 8 Baylor, 35-34 (photo courtesy of texassports.com).

By Steve Habel, Senior Editor

AUSTIN, Texas — The wind almost could be heard whipping across the field inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium early Saturday evening as Texas kicker Trent Domingue began his pre-kick routine for what would end up being a game-winning 39-yard field goal.

The only sound in the massive stadium was the urgent, nearly primal, screams of the few thousand Baylor faithful among a throng of 97,822 fans, but those were quickly replaced by a thunderous, approving roar and a huge exhale of relief from the home crowd. Domingue’s kick split the uprights and gave the Longhorns a come-from-behind, 35-34 victory over eighth-ranked Baylor that might be the turnaround win Texas and Charlie Strong, its beleaguered coach, has been searching for.

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Steve Habel

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 .

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