AUSTIN — Texas Longhorns freshman running back CJ Baxter left Saturday’s 37-10 win over the Rice Owls early in the second quarter when he landed roughly on a 32-yard run that ultimately held up as the longest of the game for the Longhorns.
The Run that ended Freshman Starter, CJ Baxter's day for the #TexasLonghorns
Baxter finished with 5 carries and 38 yards, time will tell if he will be healthy for Week 2 in Tuscaloosa, great handful of carries in his debut pic.twitter.com/fPGIDmJWV9— u1d04u1d0fu1d05u028f u1d04u1d00u0280u1d18u1d07u0274u1d1bu026au1d07u0280 (@CarpentierNFL) September 2, 2023“CJ obviously had that nice run and I think what it looked like he landed on the ball and kind of had a rib issue that we just wanted to make sure we’re getting checked out, so I’m hopeful it’s not serious but we don’t know for sure yet,” Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said after the game.