Tom Herman rode the bus through Fair Park last October knowing his team was dogged by self-doubt. Inferiority generally is not a University of Texas trait, but Longhorn football had slumped.
The Cotton Bowl turf can change a man. It changed the Longhorns last season. They beat the Sooners 48-45 and they did it in the best way possible. Early domination, then a late rally after OU staged a comeback for the ages.
By season’s end, Texas also had beaten Georgia and Southern Cal, while splitting two epic games against Oklahoma. And all doubt had been removed.