The Heisman campaign for junior Texas football quarterback Sam Ehlinger got off on the right foot. In a showdown under the lights at Darrell k. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Ehlinger and the Texas Longhorns football program started out hot against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
Ehlinger completed 15 of his first 18 passing attempts and nearly led the Longhorns to 27 first half points if not for a missed Cameron Dicker 49-yard field goal late in the second quarter. His three touchdown passes were to three different wideouts too. He spread the ball around nicely in the first half.