It was a running concern for years. Then it endedupbeing a punchline. “Is Texas Back?”
Former Texas QB Sam Ehlinger idea so. After leading the Longhorns to a win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Ehlinger revealed to the crowd throughout the prize event, “We’re back!” Texas fans can still hear it ringing in their ears.
Texas followed up the 10-win Sugar Bowl season with 2 seven-win projects, and the ‘Texas is back’ concern endedupbeing a method for competitor fans and pendants to giant the Longhorns program. Some were even calling it the “Sam Ehlinger Jinx.”
But now, in Steve Sarkisian’s 4th year, it appears like Texas is really back. A college football playoff semifinal look in