TEXAS FOOTBALL 2020 POSTGAME NOTES

NO. 8/9 63 (2-0, 1-0 BIG 12) VS. RV/NR TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS 56 (1-1, 0-1 BIG 12) JONES AT&T STADIUM (16,615) • LUBBOCK, TEXAS • SEPT. 26, 2020

TEAM NOTES INDIVIDUAL NOTES

TEXAS IN BIG 12 ROAD OPENERS , QB • Saturday's matchup in Lubbock marked the seventh time since 2020 that Texas opened conference play on the • Completed 27-of-40 passes for 262 yards and five touchdowns. Also carried the ball 16 times for 69 yards and road, with the Horns going 6-1 in those previous matchups. one touchdown. • UT is 20-5 (.800) overall in Big 12 road openers since the league began play in 1996. • Tallied his 100th career touchdown with a 31-yard pass to sophomore WR Joshua Moore late in the first quarter. He is the second Longhorn (Colt McCoy, 2006-09) and 13th player in Big 12 history to record 100-plus SERIES HISTORY VS. TEXAS TECH total touchdowns. • Texas holds a 53-17 advantage over Texas Tech in the all-time series between the schools, and has won three of • His six touchdowns on Saturday bring him to 104 total touchdowns for his career. the four matcups held during ’s tenure. That includes a 22-10 record when the Longhorns and Red • Marked his sixth career game with four-or-more passing touchdowns, the second-most in school history. Raiders face off in Lubbock. • Was also his second-straight game with five passing touchdowns. Colt McCoy (2) is the only other • Saturday's game marked the highest-scoring meeting between the Lone Star State programs (119 combined in school history with multiple five-plus touchdown games through the air. points.) The previous highest-scoring contest between Texas and Texas Tech came in 2007, when the teams • Rushed for 69 yards to surpass Colt McCoy (2006-09) for the third-most rushing yards by a quarterback in combined for 102 points (Texas, 59-43). school history. Ehlinger's career total now stands at 1,593 (entered at 1,542) rushing yards. • It was also the first game in series history. • Scored a two-yard touchdown on Texas' first possession of the game. It was his 26th career rushing touchdown, tying him with (1973-75) for the second-most by a quarterback in Texas history. IN OVERTIME • Marked his 15th career game with both a passing and rushing touchdown, giving him sole possession of the • Texas improved to 2-2 in overtime games during the Tom Herman era (since 2017) with Saturday's win. school record. Previously, he was tied with Colt McCoy (2006-09) for that school record. • The three previous outings all came in 2017, Herman's first at the helm in Austin. That season, UT bested Kansas State in double overtime, and lost at USC (2OT) and vs. Oklahoma State (OT). JOSHUA MOORE, WR • Hauled in five catches for 73 yards and three touchdowns. RECORD WHEN RANKED IN THE TOP 15 • The first Longhorn to catch three touchdowns in a game since Jaxon Shipley at Oklahoma State in 2012, a span • The Longhorns are now 118-31 (.792) when competing while ranked as a top-15 team in at least one of the of 100 games. national polls since 2000. • Snagged a 31-yard touchdown pass out of the air from QB Sam Ehlinger in the opening quarter. • That mark stands at 94-19 (.832) when looking at the Longhorns' history as a top-10 team over the last 20-plus • His second touchdown was an 18-yard connection that helped Texas tie the game at 56-56 with 40 seconds seasons. remaining. • Scored the Longhorns' touchdown in the overtime period with a 12-yard reception on a throw from Ehlinger. TW0-MINUTE SCORING DRIVES • The Longhorns scored three times in under two minutes on Saturday vs. Texas Tech. BRENNAN EAGLES, WR • Senior WR Brenden Schooler scored on a three-yard pass from senior QB Sam Ehlinger to cap a four-play, • Caught three passes for 31 yards and a touchdown, his second of the season. 19-yard drive that took 1:27 off the clock late in the first half. • Also was on the receiving end of Sam Ehlinger's two-point conversion pass that helped Texas tie the game at • Junior WR Brennan Eagles capped a four-play, 59-yard drive that took only 34 seconds on a 12-yard pass from 56-56 with 40 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Ehlinger late in the fourth quarter. • Sophomore WR Joshua Moore hauled in an 18-yard touchdown pass from Ehlinger that closed a six-play, 42- BRENDEN SCHOOLER, WR yard drive that took 1:59 off the clock. Ehlinger found Eagles on the ensuing two-point conversion to tie the game • Caught a team-high seven passes for 58 yards and his second touchdown in as many games as a Longhorn. at 56-56 with 40 seconds remaining. • His touchdown reception was a three-yard connection with QB Sam Ehlinger late in the second quarter. • The latter two scoring drives under two minutes came after Texas Tech had opened a 56-41 lead with just over three minutes remaining in the game. ROSCHON JOHNSON, RB • Entering this weekend, Texas led the country with five scoring drives under two minutes. Four of those scoring • Carried the ball 16 times for 44 yards and scored a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter. drives were under 90 seconds in length, and two under one minute. • Was his fourth career rushing touchdown against Texas Tech after scoring three times on the ground as a true freshman last season. FIRING IN THE FIRST HALF • Through two games, Texas has scored 76 points in the first half (45 vs. UTEP, 31 at Texas Tech). That is the CADEN STERNS, DB most points scored in the first half of a season's first two games in program history. • Logged four tackles, all solo, and sealed Texas' win in overtime with an on fourth down after the • Texas scored 17 points in the first quarter against Texas Tech, following up a 21-point first quarter against Longhorns scored a touchdown on the previous possession. UTEP in the season opener on Sept. 12. The Longhorns scored only 54 points in the first quarter last season (4.2 avg). CHRIS BROWN, DB • Logged the second interception of his career and returned it 22 yards to the UT 49-yard line after Texas Tech COMING FROM BEHIND successfully recovered an onside kick attempt. • Saturday's come-from-behind overtime victory marked the first time Texas has rallied from trailing after three • Finished with four tackles (three solo), one tackle for loss and the interception. quarters to win during Tom Herman's tenure as head coach. It is the third time in Herman's head coaching career that his teams have achieved that feat. CHRIS ADIMORA, DB • Senior QB Sam Ehlinger led Texas to three straight scoring drives after Texas Tech opened up a 15-point • Notched his first career interception and returned it 71 yards to flip the field for the UT offense after Texas Tech lead with 3:13 play, two in regulation and one in overtime. It marks the sixth game-winning drive of Ehlinger's blocked a Longhorn punt and took over at the Texas 17-yard line. collegiate career, the second-most in school history behind only (1998-2001), who produced • Finished with five tackles (four solo), two pass breakups and the interception. seven. TYLER OWENS, DB • Blocked a Texas Tech punt in the early part of the third quarter that was recovered by Jahdae Barron for a touchdown, giving Texas a 38-28 advantage. • Was Texas' sixth blocked kick since the start of the 2017 season, Tom Herman's first as head coach at Texas. Also marked UT's first blocked punt since Lorenzo Joe at TCU in 2017.

JAHDAE BARRON, DB • Recovered a Texas Tech punt that was blocked by Tyler Owens in the early part of the third quarter and returned it two yards for a touchdown to give the Longhorns a 38-28 advantage. • Marked UT's first blocked punt returned for a touchdown since Josh Turner returned one 34 yards for a touchdown at Iowa State in 2011, a span of 111 games.

CAMERON DICKER, K • Went 2-for-2 on tries (43 yards, 26 yards) to post his 12th career game with multiple made field goals.