On the beautiful UCF campus at the library fountain |
Smart tailgaters set up in the shade of the trees |
Buy a UCF shirt before heading into the swamp |
The pre-game party is going strong on the main mall |
Carry a 12pk or drag your own cooler to some shade |
Pizza is available to water down the beer |
Head to the new basketball arena to look for scalpers |
Pay $80 for a $45 ticket & head back by the swamp |
Change shirts & hunt down the HornFans gathering |
Find Russell Goslin, mom, and friends |
Russell & David are both pursuing graduate degrees |
Time to start heading toward the stadium |
UCF's brand new stadium will its first game today |
Today is also UCF's first ever on-campus game |
UCF band is ready to make their first entrance |
Clear the band and look for the stands |
Upstairs to the visitor's corner in the upper deck |
They are not in line for water, there are no faucets |
Get my first view of the perfect bowl-like stadium |
Behold Brighthouse Stadium, home of the Knights |
Texas fans fill up the five corner sections |
Find fellow Houstonian Rick Harsch at the game |
UCF officials open the stadium for football |
The Knight's pom squad celebrates |
The Texas Longhorns enter the field |
UCF mascot fetches the sword from the 50yd line |
Don't bring a cardboard sign to a sword fight! |
UCF Knights enter the field during the coin flip |
Kid friendly, marketing mascot runs with the team |
The Longhorn Band fires up the visiting fans |
Texas kicks-off and forces a three and out |
Jamaal Charles rushes for no gain on the 1st play |
Colt finds Quan on the sideline as Limas blocks |
Colt finds Nate Jones upfield for a 1st down |
Jamaal rushes 27 yds for a 1st down to the 19 |
Shipley gallops for a first down on a fake punt |
Colt runs right, looking for Jones in the endzone |
He finds Nate but the pass is batted down |
Colt tries to runs on 3rd & Goal at the 6 yd line . . . |
. . . but is pushed out of bounds at the 2 yd line |
Ryan Bailey kicks it through, Texas up 3-0 |
Four 20+ yard plays later, UCF is at the doorstep |
UCF punches it in and takes a 7-3 lead |
Lightning strikes, literally, for a 15 min game delay |
Colt to Quan for a 1st down to the 40 yd line |
Jamaal Charles picks up the 1st down to the 8 yd line |
Colt to Nate for a 6yd TD pass, Texas up 10-7 |
58yd kickoff leads to a 47yd FG for UCF, game tied |
Colt tries to remedy the score with another drive |
Jamaal Charles fumbles the ball away on the 3 |
UCF fumbles it back; refs rule this pass uncatchable |
So Texas goes for 3 and misses, score still 10-10 |
70 yd drive ends with this pass to the endzone |
The penalty is on UCF, Texas takes a 2 TD lead ! |
UT Fans cheer but official replay overturns the TD |
So Bailey kicks a FG as the half ends, Texas up 20-10 |
Only the UCF band performs at halftime |
The rain clouds gather for the 3rd quarter |
Get your Horns up for the start of the 3rd quarter |
UCF kicks off to Texas to start the 2nd half |
28yd Charles rush sets up a 42yd FG, Texas up 23-10 |
UCF scores a TD while the rain comes down |
UCF back on the goal line as the 4th qtr starts |
QB Israel punches it in on 4th down for a UCF lead |
UCF fans cheer their unlikely 24-23 lead in the 4th |
Colt gets back to work and hands off to Ogbonnaya |
Colt gets the 1st down & sets up another Texas FG |
3 mins later, Charles sets up UT's 5th FG of the night |
Cheerleaders celebrate a fumble recovery leading to |
Jamaal Charles' 46 yd TD rush to put the game away |
Texas D forces a punt, but Charles fumbles again |
And UCF makes it interesting after a 2pt conversion |
But UT's Brandon Foster scoops up the onside kick |
Texas takes a knee, runs out clock, and survives |
The Horns sing the school song with their fans |
The fans join in on the The Eyes of Texas |
After starting out 0-4, David is now 5-5 in out-of-state Longhorn games & has now seen UT win 101 times |
Texas wins in Florida for the 1st time since defeating #1 Alabama in the Orange Bowl on January 1st, 1965 |