AUSTIN, Texas -- At Texas, the winners eat steak. The losers get burnt hot dogs.
Before the Longhorns opened spring practice Tuesday for the first time under new coach Tom Herman, they gathered Monday night for a team dinner at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. This was their first champion's dinners.
Just as they did at Houston, Herman's staff began sorting Texas players into three distinct groups during winter conditioning. The gold guys are the ones who handle their business and do everything right. The green guys are progressing towards gold status. The troublemakers go in the crimson group.