The refrain of “Texas is back!” has become a running joke on college football internet, but this time it was looking like Texas wasn’t going to be the punchline.
The Longhorns nearly did the unthinkable, taking No. 1 Alabama down to the wire and taking the lead late in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for Texas, and for the rest of college football fans hoping to see the Crimson Tide fall, Bryce Young did Bryce Young things.
On the final drive of the game, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner led Alabama down the field and set up a game-winning field goal by Will Reichard, Alabama’s annoyingly-reliable kicker.
College football was denied the chance to celebrate No. 1 going down but as the opponent that came up short was also one of the big bad bullies of college football, college football Twitter seemed to have no trouble finding ways to enjoy the outcome.