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Todd Orlando explains why he told Texas DT Chris Nelson not to do his belly rub celebration

In case it wasn’t clear already, Texas Longhorns offensive coordinator Todd Orlando is an old-school guy.

So, last Saturday, when he saw senior linebacker Gary Johnson go over to senior defensive tackle Chris Nelson and do Nelson’s belly rub celebration that debuted the previous weekend, he felt it was time to end that particular performance.

Orlando had two reasons for making that decision.

“I get the having fun, but we’re at the University of Texas, and we don’t need to do that,” Orlando said. “Like I told them on the bench, I’m not trying to take people’s swag away.