Dubious officiating and a special teams blunder drew the headlines, but the real reason a 27-24 late fourth quarter lead turned into a 30-27 loss for Texas to No. 20 Oklahoma State was the Cowboys' ability to collapse the Longhorns' offensive line time and again in the second half. And the reason that happened was the drop from starting right tackle Kent Perkins to backup Marcus Hutchins, according to NBC Sports.
Oklahoma State defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah evaded Hutchins or pushed him into Jerrod Heard's lap, contributing to an offensive slide that saw the Longhorns follow an 11-play, 97-yard touchdown drive by closing the game with six punts (four three-and-outs), a turnover on downs, and an interception, according to NBC Sports.
"I think what happened is a lack of preparation by the backup," Flowers told the Austin American-Statesman. "I feel as though he didn't foresee (an injury). I don't think he took that into consideration when he was preparing. He just saw this week as another week that he wasn't gonna play. If he would have taken more time in practice and film review, took it more seriously, then it would have been different."
OK Longhorns fans, does this in-fighting suggest things are starting to fall apart in Austin?
