It was fitting that Texas Longhorns senior right tackle Christian Jones was the first player off the plane on Wednesday as the team arrived in New Orleans for Monday’s College Football Playoff semifinal in the Sugar Bowl against the Washington Huskies.
Steve Sarkisian and the First Lady off the plane first, with Christian Jones and his flag being the first player to step off. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/7nY1OkDuah
— Caleb Yum (@YumCaleb) December 27, 2023
After all, since Jones is in his sixth year, he’s the only player on the team who was with the Longhorns when they played in a bowl game other than the Alamo Bowl, traveling to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl against the Bulldogs at the end of the 2018 season.