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Date/Time:
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Dec. 27, 8 p.m. ET
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Site:
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Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
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Network:
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ESPN
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History:
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Past Results
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Matchup:
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Head to Head
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Game Recap
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Now this was a Holiday Bowl to remember. Texas coach Mack Brown's stepson sure won't forget it, after he reached out to touch a live ball and drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that took away a big turnover. Colt McCoy won't either, because how often does a quarterback fumble four times and lead his team to a win? McCoy led the way as the No. 17 Longhorns beat the mistake-prone and 12th ranked Arizona State Sun Devils 52-34 in the first game between the schools their successful coaches. Full story
GameCenter | Glog | Brown's stepson involved in bizarre play
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Key Players
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Jamaal Charles, Texas, RB |
| The running back had a fantastic game, rushing for a game-high 161 yards and two touchdowns. He scored a 15-yarder in the first quarter and then closed the game out with a 32-yard TD run. |
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Michael Jones, Arizona State, WR |
| The junior wide receiver had one of his best games of the season, catching eight passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns. He caught a 22-yarder from Rudy Carpenter and a 10-yarder from Danny Sullivan. |
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Notes
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Texas: The Longhorns have recorded 10 consecutive nine-win seasons ... Texas has won six of its last seven bowl games and is 7-3 under Mack Brown ... Senior C Dallas Griffin and DT Derek Lokey were named Academic All-Americans ... Texas had 13 players named All-Big 12 this season.
Arizona State: The Sun Devils played in the Holiday Bowl for the third time, dropping to 0-3 ... They lost in 2002 to Kansas State and lost to Arkansas in 1985 ... Rudy Carpenter is the fourth QB in school history to pass for 2,000 yards three consecutive seasons ... Dennis Erickson was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year.
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Quotable
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"It was just natural instinct. I thought it was a forward pass. I was looking at the ball being thrown and I was waiting for a grounding penalty. When I realized the ball was in play, I jumped back. I didn't touch it, I didn't touch it. The focus shouldn't be on me. That was a great game."
-- Chris Jessie, the stepson of Texas coach Mack Brown
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Texas' Jamaal Charles runs for 161 yards in the Holiday Bowl. (AP)
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