AUSTIN, Texas — Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson weren’t walking through the tunnel of the Alamodome. Not suited up, at least.
When the two star Texas Longhorns running backs opted out of the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio last season against the Washington Huskies to prepare for the 2023 NFL Draft, the offensive line was left feeling deflated by their absence in pads and it showed on the stadium’s FieldTurf as the Longhorns ran for only 51 yards on 18 carries.
“It’s easy to say now in hindsight, but I feel like we weren’t necessarily all the way there mentally that game,” senior right tackle Christian Jones said last week of his position group.