Saturday’s win against Texas Tech was nervy, shocking, and an emotional rollercoaster throughout. Up by as much as 10 points with under one minute left in the third quarter, Texas somehow found itself down by 15 with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter.
One improbable comeback later and the Longhorns found itself with a 1-0 conference record for the fourth consecutive season. Tom Herman became the first Texas coach to accomplish the feat since John Mackovic did it from 1992-1995 in the Southwest Conference.
A lot had to go right for Texas to pull a win out of their hat, requiring some clutch plays coming from both the offense and defense. Even Cameron Dicker’s magical right foot had to get involved.
It was tighter than expected but the Longhorns found a way in its conference opener. Here are three reasons Texas was able to get a victory over Texas Tech on Saturday: