AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 15: Naashon Hughes #40 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates with teammates after tackling Joel Lanning #7 of the Iowa State Cyclones during the second half on October 15, 2016 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Longhorns defensive player on what he'll do to TTU: 'injure that quarterback’

That's poor wording.

Sometimes rivalry games bring out the best and the worst in each team before the game even starts. That was certainly the case for Texas and Texas Tech as Fox end Breckyn Hager went a little too far in his comments about what he wants to do to TTU quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

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Yikes. Strong is going to have to put this one to rest quickly because he's already in enough hot water as it is.