Week One: Longhorns In The XFL

Week one of the XFL is now in the books. Here are how the former Texas Longhorns fared in their first game of the season.

Football is back after a long five day layoff following the Super Bowl last weekend. The XFL rebirth kicked off on Saturday with their first two games and followed that with the final two on Sunday. Four former Texas Longhorns players took part in the first XFL season since the league folded in 2001.

There were no Longhorns in the initial game of the XFL season between Seattle and DC. However, in the second game between the Los Angeles Wildcats and Houston Roughnecks featured two former Texas players.

  • Cedric Reed: One tackle
  • Patrick Vahe: One reception on a tipped passed that went for five yards.

In the first game on Sunday, neither team had a former Longhorn when the Tampa Bay Vipers traveled to New York to face the Guardians. The final game between the St Louis Battlehawks and the Dallas Renegades saw two former Texas players facing either other.

  • Kent Perkins: started at left guard for St Louis.
  • Jerrod Heard: One punt return for 16 yards