As the minutes dwindled, the Alabama stands emptied. One after the next, fans of one of the greatest dynasties the sport has ever known drifted out of Bryant–Denny Stadium—the fog and the sheer shock of what had just unfolded lingering like some sort of football daze.
What Texas did against Alabama on Saturday night, however, wasn't some sort of magical act. There were no football elixirs.
It was a dominating effort—albeit one with room for improvement—that came after years of unmet expectations.
Let's not wait any longer. Let's get it out of the way now.
Texas is indeed back.