For a moment, it looked as if “Texas is back” might be more than a college football Internet joke. Unfortunately for the Longhorns, Bryce Young remains one of the most dynamic talents in all of college football, and put together a heroic final drive to push No. 1 Alabama past Texas.
After a huge 4th-and-1 stop of Alabama running back Roydell Williams, Texas went 44 yards in eight plays to set up a 49-yard field goal for kicker Bert Auburn. The kicker, aptly named for a game against Alabama, missed a chip shot at the end of the half, but hit the huge kick with 1:29 remaining, knocking it through the uprights to give Texas a 19–17 lead.
Young and the Tide immediately got back to work. He completed five passes on the drive, including a 20-yard completion to Jahmyr Gibbs, and picked up 20 yards on a huge scramble to get the team into field goal range.
