Extra Points

The Frogs are over the first big hill on the college football roller coaster with their win over Jackson State. Now things get rolling really fast. Hold on tight!

And just like that – Arkansas and a trip to Fayetteville are three days away. I love Fayetteville – it’s a good town and the stadium along Razorback Road is a great setting. Much like at TCU, the stadium still sits on the same site. The main difference is it now seats 70,000+ instead of the 44,000 it used to seat back in the old Southwest Conference days.

Last weekend was a wild one around the state of Texas with the season in full bloom. Interesting outcomes in Austin and Waco and a heart-breaking loss by West Virginia mean that Big 12 teams need to get going in the win column, especially against early season non-conference foes.

After the Frogs defeated Jackson State, I was on my way to the Rose Bowl to see the Aggies take on UCLA in the most talked-about game of the week. And, yes, I was cheering for the Aggies – they’re from Texas. You should pull for them, too. Remember, their move to the Southeast Conference opened up a seat at the Big 12 table. Without the Aggies’ move and Chris Del Conte’s swiftness, where might TCU be today?

The game reminded me of the Alamo Bowl as the Aggies controlled the game for 35 minutes, then it started to rain and the Bruins had new life and all the luck. Leaving the Rose Bowl, I still wasn’t sure what just happened. My advice for the Aggies: RUN the football. They have three talented backs who can take over games and help keep the A&M defense off the field.

Of course, no visit to the Rose Bowl would be complete without a visit to the Rose Bowl’s Court of Champions which features the winners of every Rose Bowl. It’s special to see all that history and even more moving to see TCU’s plaque on the wall. Believe me, I showed all my Aggie friends!

Photo by John Denton

Ironically, the same two head coaches from that 2011 Rose Bowl square off Saturday in Fayetteville. Friday, I’ll preview the Frogs & Hogs.

Until then,

Kick ‘Em High!

Before we kickoff this year of Extra Points, let me send out encouragement to all along the Gulf Coast who are trying to make it in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Our prayers are with all of you for strength. Let me also say that LaDainian Tomlinson’s suggestion of all of us becoming “Team America” in his NFL Hall of Fame Induction speech has indeed been on display. And it’s a powerful thing to see. Makes one proud to be an American and a Texan. Too bad it takes a disaster to get us all on the same page.

Ty Summers, Kenny Hill and Montrel Wilson pose at the 2017 Big 12 Media Days in August. Photo courtesy of TCU Athletics.

The long wait is almost over! TCU Football is a mere handful of hours away. Last December 3o, the date of the Liberty Bowl, seems like year ago, doesn’t it?

It’s all new, and as I begin my 38th year around Horned Frog Football, the anticipation of a new season of big plays and elevated heart rates begs a few questions for which we will soon have answers:

• Kenny Hill — The quarterback always get the focus. I’m anxious to see the improvement he’s made over the off-season. He has all of the tools. I’m pulling for him. You should, too.
• How will the offense look under new offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie and co-coordinator Curtis Luper?
• The difference in the offensive line under new o-line coach (and former Frog) Chris Thomsen.
• What impact will offensive analyst Sonny Dykes have on this offense — will the Frogs feature the run more in certain situations?
• Which of the wide receivers will emerge as the “go to” guy?
• Will the Frogs top their 2016 total of 43 sacks, which led the Big 12? Ty Summers at defensive end will have something to say about that.
• Will the old adage: “Older Defenses tend to be better Defenses” hold true?  I think it will. Just stand and watch.
• Can the Frogs continue their road success and take wins at Arkansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State? My hunch: Get to Stillwater.
• Will the Frogs’ kicking game rebound? I think it already has. Coach P has three kickers that, in my assessment, any program would like to have.

The Jackson State Tigers come in off of a 3-8 record last year. The Tigers lost five games that were decided by one possession.

Defense is the calling card for the Tigers, with two great defensive linemen leading the way. Jackson State runs a 4-3 set, and there’s speed aplenty. Look for defensive end  #14 Keontre Anderson, who led the FCS with 26 tackles for loss. His line mate is recent Mississippi State transfer,  #55 Deion Pope. Linebacker #9 Andre Lloyd is a playmaker.

The Tigers run a multiple offense that relies on lots of formations and a stable of running backs led by #17 Jordan Johnson. He averaged 6.4 yards-per-carry last year as a freshman.

Quarterback is still a bit of a question for Jackson State, and the Frogs will see two quarterbacks tomorrow. Sophomore Brent Lyles will start, but Jackson State coach Tony Hughes is waiting to discover a long-term answer at the position.

Hughes told the Jackson Clarion-Ledger Wednesday that the game plan is for junior college transfer Jarrad Hayes to see some playing time as well.

Did You Know?

Jackson State is home to three NFL Hall of Famers? Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears, Jackie Slater of the Los Angeles Rams and Lem Barney (Detroit Lions) all honed their skills at JSU.

It’s the season opener. Feels like Christmas Eve, doesn’t it! Get there early and be loud as Coach P goes for win number 150.

Kick ‘Em High!

Junior guard Kenrich Williams leaps over UCF’s 7-6 center Tacko Fall in the Frogs’ 68-53 win in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden.

Tonight’s NIT Championship final vs. Georgia Tech is the last game in a “Season of Firsts” under new head coach Jamie Dixon.

Jamie Dixon’s 2016-17 Horned Frog basketball team is competing for a NIT championship.

Consider these tidbits, submitted for your perusal:

• TCU has reached the 20-win plateau for the first time since its 21 wins in the 2004-05 season.
• TCU won a postseason game for the first time since 2012 and obtained its first NIT win and postseason road win since 2005.
• TCU defeated an AP No. 1 team for the first time in school history when the Frogs beat No. 1 Kansas on March 9.
• TCU advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship for the first time in school history.
• TCU had a representative on the All-Big 12 team for the first time since 2015.
• TCU won three consecutive conference games for the first time since the 2007-08 season when it was in the Mountain West.
• TCU’s win over Iowa State was its first in 20 years.
• TCU’s win at Kansas State was its first win in Manhattan in 18 years.
• TCU won at Texas for the first time in 30 years, back when Jamie Dixon was a senior.
• TCU swept the season series over Texas for the first time in 30 years.
• TCU’s six conference wins are its most since joining the Big 12. TCU is in its fifth season in the league.

TCU guard Alex Robinson maneuvers around UCF’s Tacko Fall.

And tonight the Frogs can win a post-season tournament for the first time in school history … Not to mention ending a season with a win for the first time in the “tournament era” (45 years).

Brian Estridge and I will be there for Game No. 39, just as we have been all year. It’s been quite a ride. You can find us on KTCU and on ESPN 103.3 FM at 6:30 CT.

Kick ‘Em High!

TCU freshman Desmond Bane blocks a UCF shot in the second half of the Horned Frogs’ NIT semifinal victory.

When I was a kid, there were two Saturday afternoon television shows that used to draw my attention because of the variety of topics they would cover: The CBS Sports Spectacular and ABC’s Wide World of Sports. I wonder if today’s kids and millennials know of the guy spiraling off the ski jump in the Wide World of Sports opener just as Jim McKay says, “The thrill of victory … and the agony of defeat.” Classic stuff.

TCU has a sports spectacular of its own going tomorrow. Absorb this menu:

9 a.m. – Beach Volleyball Purple-White Scrimmage (bring your jacket)

1 p.m. – Men’s Tennis hosts the University of Central Florida

1 p.m. – Men’s Basketball hosts No. 12 West Virginia in the biggest game of the year. (Win and they’re in the NCAA Tournament – my opinion.)

4 p.m. – TCU Baseball goes after win number five vs. a historic Arizona State program. Freshman Nick Lodolo with pitch.

7 p.m. – You can finish your TCU Athletics pentathlon with dessert at Schollmaier Arena as TCU Women’s Basketball hosts Oklahoma.

TCU men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon ’87. Dixon was hired in March 2016, becoming the 22nd coach in the program’s history. Photo by Leo Wesson

Because I usually focus on the sport at its most critical point of the season, I’ll focus on Men’s Basketball.

Jamie Dixon and the Frogs need you at Schollmaier Arena tomorrow. A win over No. 12 WVU would be the signature win the Frogs need — a boulder falling into the NCAA pond that would ripple across the projections and land TCU on the tournament shore.

Bring your loud voice, slick back your hair like Coach Dixon and be there for the team that has broken through barriers all year – some of them 30 years old. The Frogs are looking for conference win number seven tomorrow. Help them get that lucky number. Then they face Kansas State at home and Oklahoma on the road a week from tomorrow; both are winnable. Then it’s off to Kansas City for the Big 12 Tournament.

Twenty wins is within reach, but it starts with everyone all in for the 18^th win tomorrow.

No scouting report for you on Press Virginia – this one is about you and the Frogs. Fans, all 6,700 of you, and Jamie’s five on the floor.

See you there at noon. For the thrill of victory.

Kick Em High!

For your listening pleasure:

Twas the night before Memphis, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The Frogs’ jerseys were hung in each locker with care,
In hopes that a Liberty Bowl win soon would happen there.

The Horned Frogs were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of bowl rings danced in their heads.
And Coach P in his visor, and the rest of the staff
Had just settled in for a long pregame nap.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the water of the Mighty Mississip’
Gave the luster of midday, I was glad I made the trip.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a big Cadillac, and Rock ‘n Roll I could hear.

With a drive-up so cool, and a shake of his pelvis
I knew in a moment it had to be Elvis!
He was a Frog fan, this singer of fame                                        
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!

“Now, Turpin! Now, Schlottman! Now, Summers and Austin!
On, Howard! On, Hill! On, Hicks and Johnson!
To the top of the scoreboard! To the snap of the ball!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!”

He was dressed all in white, a jumpsuit quite bold,
And his clothes sparkled with sequins and a necklace of gold .
A bundle of game plans he had flung on his back,
And he looked around the team room and opened his pack.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the lockers, then turned with a jerk.
And trying on a jersey, he didn’t know what to do
Pointed skyward and yelled…. “Riff Ram Bah Zoo!!!!”

He sprang to his Caddy, to his entourage gave a whistle,
And away they all ran like the down of a thistle.
And Elvis exclaimed, as he drove out of view,
“Happy Memphis you Frogs, Give ‘em Hell, TCU!”

Kick ’em High!!

Thursday, December 29

Birmingham Bowl:
South Florida vs. South Carolina   

Gamecocks rock Legion Field.

Belk Bowl:
Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech    

Hokies head coach Justin Fuente has answers.

Alamo Bowl:
Colorado vs. Oklahoma State

Cowboys eek out a close one.

Friday, December 30
Liberty Bowl:
TCU vs. Georgia

Frogs get another bowl win over a SEC team.

Sun Bowl:
Stanford vs. North Carolina  

UNC always plays well in El Paso.

Music City Bowl:
Nebraska vs. Tennessee

Huskers strum a tune on the Vols.

Arizona Bowl:
South Alabama vs. Air Force

Falcons back on target.

Orange Bowl:
Michigan vs. Florida State

Coach Harbaugh is still mad. His Wolverines are too.

Saturday, December 31
Citrus Bowl:
LSU vs. Louisville

Mike the Tiger doesn’t care who won the Heisman.

TaxSlayer Bowl:
Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky

Ramblin’ Wreck’s option game too taxing for Wildcats.

PLAYOFF SEMI-FINAL GAMES:

Washington vs. Alabama

Tide still too strong, no matter how husky Washington tries to get.

Ohio State vs. Clemson

Football gods right a wrong and Clemson gets another shot at Bama.

Monday, January 2
Outback Bowl:
Florida vs. Iowa

Hawkeyes excited, Gators bored.

Cotton Bowl:
Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan

Badgers love MAC & cheese.

Rose Bowl:
USC vs. Penn State   

Nittany Lions are an angry bunch. (See TCU in the 2014 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl).

Sugar Bowl:
Oklahoma vs. Auburn

Sooners’ Boom rattles the Tigers, er … Eagles … that still confuses me.

Monday, January 9
College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Tampa Bay:

Alabama vs. Clemson

Tigers’ hunger, plus a few ill-timed turnovers do ‘Bama in.

Thanks for reading Extra Points throughout 2016. I hope you get something out of the entries, and I’m looking forward to a great 2017. Until then….

Merry Christmas to All.

And to All,

Kick ‘Em High!

Winners are in BOLD.

Saturday, December 17:

New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico vs. UTSA

New Mexico is tough at home. Bob Davie has done a nice job.

Las Vegas Bowl
Houston vs. San Diego State

Tough draw for Houston, especially after Tom Herman’s exit.

Cure Bowl
Central Florida vs Arkansas State 

Red Wolves are for real, especially on offense.

Camellia Bowl
Toledo vs. Appalachian State

Watch out for Yosef! (look it up)

Celebration Bowl

Grambling vs. North Carolina Central

New Orleans Bowl
Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

Golden Eagles roll.

Monday, December 19:

Miami Beach Bowl:
Tulsa vs. Central Michigan

As Gordon Lightfoot says, “The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down ….”  Not today.

Tuesday, December 20

Boca Raton Bowl:
Western Kentucky vs. Memphis

Tigers make the Hilltoppers blue.

Wednesday, December 21

Poinsettia Bowl:

BYU vs. Wyoming

Cowboy Joe parties in San Diego! Powder River!!

Thursday, December 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl:

Idaho vs. Colorado State

Rams over the Vandals.

Friday, December 23

Armed Forces Bowl:

Louisiana Tech vs. Navy

Navy rights the ship. They’re good.

Bahamas Bowl:

Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion

Dollar General Bowl:

Ohio vs. Troy

Still wondering why Nebraska ran off Frank Solich. He’s really good.

Saturday, December 24

Hawaii Bowl:

Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee

Great place to visit, tough place to play.

Monday, December 26

St. Petersburg Bowl:

Mississippi State vs. Miami (OH)

Bulldogs slip by a well-coached Redhawks team.

Quick Lane Bowl:

Maryland vs. Boston College

Independence Bowl:

N. C. State vs. Vanderbilt

Anchor Down!

Tuesday, December 27

Heart of Dallas Bowl:

Army vs. North Texas

Army green outshines the Mean Green.

Military Bowl:

Temple vs. Wake Forest

Owls have the plan.

Holiday Bowl:

Washington State vs. Minnesota

Cougs and Mike Leach have a day at the beach.

Cactus Bowl:

Boise State vs. Baylor

Broncos are sneaky good.

Wednesday, December 28

Pinstripe Bowl:

Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern

Pat Fitzgerald does a great job.

Russell Athletic Bowl:

Miami vs. West Virginia 

Mountaineers are really good.

Texas Bowl:

Texas A&M vs. Kansas State  

Bill Snyder says, “Come in, Houston ….”

Foster Farms Bowl:

Utah vs. Indiana

Utes are too much for wounded Indiana.

I’ll pick the other 16 games plus the National Championship tomorrow.

Kick ‘Em High!

Here we are, suddenly at the last weekend of the 2016 regular season in college football. Championship Saturday, they call it. The hopes and dreams of a lot of teams ride on tomorrow’s outcomes. Then the College Football Playoff committee will sort it out. Here are my picks:

• Colorado over Washington – The Buffs have something special going on.
• Alabama over Florida – The Tide will roll … big.
• Virginia Tech over Clemson – My “out-on-a-limb” upset. Gotta pull for Justin Fuente.
• Penn State over Wisconsin – The Nittany Lions are the only team that beat Ohio State.
• Oklahoma over Oklahoma State – In this battle between two teams who can load up and run it, the home team prevails.

Frog fans, your job is to get your rain gear out, bundle up and be at “The Carter” early to show your support for this senior class and a team that fought through a lot this year.

Meanwhile in Fort Worth, it’s senior day for the Frogs, featuring a game with all kinds of story lines. The weather, for one, may shorten the game as the ground attack may take center stage for both teams. TCU and Kansas State are playing to figure out who goes where in the bowl scenario. Rumor has it that the winner goes to the Texas Bowl in Houston. Loser goes Walkin’ in Memphis (I love that song). Regardless of location, the Southeastern Conference will provide the opposition.

Kansas State comes in at 7-4 on the season. The difference between the Power Cats and the Frogs is that KSU beat Texas Tech. Their four losses are by a total of 41 points, most of them coming from a 21-point loss to OU, the only game they’ve been out of.

Kansas State’s offense spotlights the running game and a big running quarterback in #16 Jesse Ertz. He’s taken a beating this year but refuses to come out of games. He has a sore shoulder, among other ailments. Ertz hands it off to #24 Charles Jones, who has 2,154 all-purpose yards in his career, and Justin Silmon, a former walk-on tough guy. Watch out, too, for redshirt freshman #34 Alex Barnes, who has five rushing touchdowns in the last two games, including a big day in Waco, where he wiped his cleats on Baylor for four touchdowns.

When the cat paw rears back and puts it in the air, watch out for deep threat #9 Byron Pringle, the receiving weapon that KSU has been missing for a couple of years. K State runs an old fashioned offense, utilizing a fullback and tight end on EVERY play. I love that. They’ll sprinkle in some spread looks and four wide receiver sets to modernize things, but it’s mostly to create space for the running game. Remember, Bill Snyder is calling the plays, so there will be magic in the huddle.

The Frogs will line up across the neutral zone from a KSU defense that is No. 1 in the Big 12 in rushing defense, allowing just 110 yards per game. They are also No. 1 in total defense, yielding 391.5 yards per game. They play a 4-2-5, and they love to blitz and bring pressure. Their best player on defense is #22 Dante Barnett, the free safety. TCU will have to work hard to get the running game going like it did last week in Austin (wasn’t that great?), and they’ll have to utilize the short-passing game if the weather’s as nasty as predicted.

Rain or shine, get to Saturday’s game early to honor the TCU football seniors, including #40 James McFarland.

Frog fans, your job is to get your rain gear out, bundle up and be at “The Carter” early to show your support for this senior class and a team that fought through a lot this year. They’ve gotten to a bowl. Now, let’s see them put the cherry on top with a seventh win.

Speaking of a seventh win, did you know that in 1991, Jim Wacker’s last year as head coach at TCU, the Frogs beat Houston, 49-45, with a last-minute touchdown pass to Stephen Shipley? It was an exciting game, but in the aftermath, the 7-4 Frogs did not receive a bowl bid. Imagine that.

Times have changed.

See you Saturday morning.

Kick ‘Em High

Since we last visited, TCU went to Austin and gained bowl eligibility with a road win over Texas. It appears to me that offenses are going back to the run game these days. Six Big 12 teams are averaging more than 200 yards per game on the ground.

Men’s hoops traveled west to Las Vegas and won two tough games en route to winning the Global Sports Classic. The win over UNLV — on the Rebels’ home floor — was impressive, and the win over Washington on Saturday night showed the depth that Jamie Dixon is developing with this team. So far, the impact of Alex Robinson and Vladimir Brodziansky has raised my eyebrows. Robinson helped finish off Washington with 24 points on Saturday. Vlad and Karviar Shepherd are turning into defensive forces.

Tonight is your chance to see the Frogs in person when they face Washington again at 6 p.m. at Schollmaier Arena. Last Saturday’s game was part of the Global Sports Classic tournament; tonight’s game is the second installment of a two-game contract the Frogs inked with Washington. Last year, TCU traveled to Seattle and got blown out by Washington, 92-67. This Frog team is good and getting better.

Speaking of hoops, congratulations to head coach Raegan Pebley and the Lady Frogs on their hard-earned win today over Butler, 73-47. Their record now stands at 5-1. The local school kids in attendance today were making noise and “Shakin’ The Scholl.”

Kenny Hill started the scoring in Austin. (Photo by Michael Clements. Courtesy of TCU Athletics)

Back to football: It’s hard to believe we’re closing in on the end of the season Saturday against Kansas State. It’s Senior Day, which is always bittersweet. It’s also a chance for the Frogs to get to win number seven and enter bowl season with momentum. They’ll have to do it against KSU and its great head coach Bill Snyder, or “The Wizard,” as I like to call him. He’s in his second term as the head coach at K-State (known for years as Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science), and he’s revived the program again. The Wildcats play an old-fashioned brand of ball-control offense and tough defense, all while controlling the clock. They actually use a tight end and a fullback as constants in the offense! This should be fun. More on Kansas State on Friday.

In the meantime, ponder these staggering factoids of the day:

• Alabama’s defense didn’t allow a touchdown in the MONTH of November.

• Lowest “wear-and-tear” job in college football? Being the punter for Navy. The Midshipmen punted two times in November! Wonder if they even bothered to wash his uniform?

Kick ‘Em High!

I hope you all will take a few minutes and relax from the track meet that has been the last several months. Seems like I was just in California on vacation or in Omaha for the College World Series … and BAM! Here we are at the kickoff to the holiday season. Football season seems to do that; it pulls you at warp speed through the fall. One day I’m driving home from a muggy, hot morning scrimmage at Amon G. Carter Stadium, and the next thing I know, it’s the day before Thanksgiving … and time to give thanks. A lot of thanks.

Be thankful, Horned Frogs. (photo by Leo Wesson)

I’m thankful for my memory and the ability to recall Thanksgivings past with family and those on the road with friends, maybe working a football game on radio. Making a road trip. Picking up my dad at the airport. Driving down I-35 on Wednesday night, gazing at the clear Texas sky, anticipating a weekend with my cousins. The aroma of my grandmother’s house in Austin at 3904 Cherrywood Road – it was a cornucopia of appetite-tantalizing splendor. Hit you like a wall as you walked in the door. I can still see the scene there: Adults around the big round table in the dining room, kids at the four-top in the kitchen. Loud conversations bouncing off the plaster walls of the house my grandfather built. Trying to stifle a giggle during the prayer. EVERYONE was there. I’ll be in Austin on Thursday. I think I’ll take a drive down Cherrywood Road.

I’m writing these as they come to me over a cup of coffee. What are your Thanksgiving memories? Take time to let them and the things you’re thankful for come to you. And give thanks. It’s the day to do it.

Once you’re done and the tryptophan coma has worn off, there’s work to do on Friday in Austin. The Frogs and the Longhorns both have their sights set on a bowl, and a win punches the ticket for both. The difference is the Frogs have two games to get it done. For the Horns, this is it.

Texas will be running on a lot of emotion as they play for head coach Charlie Strong amid a difficult week in Austin. No matter the outcome or the decision by UT, it’s the players that it’s toughest on in this situation. I remember playing the last week of the season in 1982 at Texas A&M with our fired head coach F. A. Dry, who was let go the weekend before after a loss to Texas. It was a strange, emotional week, and the trip to A&M was just weird. We tried to play for our coach and send him out in style, but the truth was that the emotional and psychological toll of the week affected our play, and we just plain ran out of gas in the second half.

That being said, the Frogs have to be ready for anything Friday in Austin. Texas will come to play, and they’ll pull out the stops. Why not?

Aside from a few gadget plays, the Frogs’ biggest concern will be running back D’Onta Foreman, the Heisman Trophy candidate who has run for 1,863 yards and has 250-plus in three of his last four games. Texas has the offensive line to give him the room he needs. The Frogs will need the run-stopping effort they had three weeks ago at Baylor. That means better tackling. Coach P said yesterday in his press conference that the Frogs missed 20 tackles in the fourth quarter against Oklahoma State.

Offensively, the Frogs will have to reestablish the run game and get physical. Texas will likely employ much the same strategy that Oklahoma State did, jamming the box and making running difficult. Creativity will be the key for TCU.

Once again, the Frogs go into their second-straight road game in which the attention is centered as much off of the field as it is on it.

The good news is that the Frogs are getting good at playing in interesting environments.

On another note: It’s time to congratulate (again!) TCU’s quarterback Sonny Gibbs and offensive end (that’s what they used to call receivers back in the day) Buddy Iles on the 55th anniversary of TCU’s version of “The Catch” in 1961. It was a “flea-flicker” that caught the Horns by surprise just before halftime when Gibbs hit Iles for 50 yards and a touchdown. TCU upset No. 1 Texas that day 6-0. It happened in Austin 55 years ago this month. If you see them, tell them thanks. Darrell Royal never got over it.

Kick ‘Em High!