Going into Tuesday’s Alamo Bowl, Utah was ranked No. 11 in the College Football Playoff standings. Texas took care of business against the Utes, pulling out a dominating 38-10 victory. It was the highest-ranked team the Longhorns had beaten unranked since last season’s victory over No. 17 TCU.
It was also the second-largest upset in the history of the Alamo Bowl. The largest upset in 1998 when now New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees defeated No. 4 Kansas State.
The two largest upsets in VAB history in terms of rankings now belong to quarterbacks from Austin Westlake HS.
2019 – @sehlinger3 over No. 11 Utah
1998 – @drewbrees over No. 4 K-StateNot bad company! pic.twitter.com/TED5PYY55L
— Valero Alamo Bowl (@valeroalamobowl) January 1, 2020
Both Ehlinger and Brees attended Westlake High School in Austin, TX. The now Texas quarterback graduated in 2016, while the former Purdue signal-caller graduated in 1996.
Purdue won the 1998 Alamo Bowl 37-34 after the Wildcats lost in the Big 12 championship in double overtime. Much like the Longhorns, the Boilermakers were able to take advantage of a team off an emotional loss.
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