JAMAAL Y'ALL!
By Danny Reagan / Abilene, Texas
I was afraid the 'Horns would get the 'Huskers just as they figured out how to circle the wagons against all the adversity.
The 'Huskers brought a merciless blitz to Texas with them, and the Longhorns had no answer for it until the 4th quarter when Jamaal Charles made them pay. He finished with 291 yards, getting 215 of them in the final period to let Mack Brown get his 100th win, 28-25.
Colt McCoy was beat up most of the day - and with 13:05 left in the game he was hit and didn't get up for a while, missing one play.
Ironically, that's when the momentum switched to Burnt Orange. McCoy ran for 24 yards on his first play back in, and then Jamaal Charles scored on a quick-hitter.
That 'Husker blitz really bit Texas with 10 minutes left as Colt was clobbered again as he threw - resulting in a pick. No 'Husker points, but it stymied a promising drive and eventually led to UT with the ball on their own 2-yard line.
But with 7:33 left, Texas found the answer to the blitz, letting Jamaal Charles go around the end for 86 yards to paydirt. He just kept running after that, getting a total of 3 TDs in that final period.
The 'Horns' hope for another 10-game winning season is still alive. Whew!