Sam Ehlinger couldn’t resist the obvious comparison as he and his Texas teammates headed to the interview room Saturday at the Cotton Bowl.
Texas had just finished celebrating a 48-45 Red River Showdown win Saturday over Oklahoma with the Golden Hat and Gov. Greg Abbott, courtesy of a 40-yard field goal by freshman kicker Cameron Dicker with nine seconds left.
"We were coming up in this elevator as players,” the sophomore quarterback said, “and I told them it feels a lot better coming up than it did last year. I still can’t put to words how great this rivalry is and to be a part of it.