On the evening of Sep. 4, 2016, Texas Longhorns gadget quarterback Tyrone Swoopes dove head-first into the burnt orange end zone at Darrell K Royal Stadium in Austin, Texas for a third and final time. With outstretched arms, he manage to extend the football past the white of the paydirt and simultaneously lift Texas to a 50-47 double-overtime victory. As teammates embraced him with a celebratory dogpile a few yards away from his landing spot, ESPN’s Joe Tessitore bellowed into the mic four words that have proven every bit as infamous as they are elusive.
“Texas is back, folks!