Aggies Upstage Longhorn Win

Win against Iowa State aside, Longhorns are no longer the best football team inTexas

The Texas Longhorns defeated Iowa State 33-7

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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny "Football" Manziel. The Aggies beat no. 1 rankedAlabama.

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Darrell Royal had to be smiling as the Texas Longhorns lined up in the wishbone formation, honoring the coach on their first offensive play of the game.

That formation is as close to Darrell Royal football as Texas would get. As David Ash received the snap, the Longhorns ran a double-reverse pass, surprising everyone in the stadium — including the Iowa State defense.

The play went for 47 yards, and the Horns were on their way to a dominating 33-7 victory against a good but overmatched Iowa State team. The win takes Texas to 8-2, with an upcoming Thanksgiving game against TCU.

Against Iowa State, the Longhorns bore little resemblance to the team that barely got out of Lawrence, Kansas, with a win and completely failed to show up in Dallas.

However, there is another 8-2 team about 90 miles east of Austin. The Longhorns may be considered a "weak" 8-2, but the Texas A&M Aggies could never be described that way now.

As much as Longhorn Nation may wish it were true, the Texas football team is not nearly the best in the state. And guess who's laughing now? Texas A&M, the team many a Longhorn hoped would be sucking wind in the SEC, is about to jump into the rare air of top 10 football teams, thanks to a victory over the No. 1-ranked, national-champion-to-be Alabama.

The Aggies were not supposed to be this good. They were not supposed to win six games, let alone beat the unbeatable Bama and place the SEC's six-game national championship streak in jeopardy.

Yet here they are, driving Longhorn fans insane and playing for a BCS berth. Apparently all the Aggies needed was a new coach, a new conference and a freshman phenom now known as Johnny Football.

Meanwhile, back in Austin, Mack Brown's team came around. Sure, it took 10 games to get there, but the Horns seem poised to make a strong finish — which is good when you consider the next two games on the schedule. TCU is ready for a season-defining Thanksgiving win, and Kansas State is working toward a national championship berth.

Against Iowa State, the Longhorns bore little resemblance to the team that barely got out of Lawrence, Kansas, with a win and completely failed to show up in Dallas. The Texas offense has been clicking most of the season (Kansas and OU notwithstanding) and again went more than 600 yards against Iowa State.

The defense has shown the most remarkable turnaround.

Texas held Iowa State to less than 300 yards of offense and, had it not been for a momentary loss of focus at the end of the half, would have thrown a shut-out.

The Horns now have a weekend off before TCU comes to town on Thanksgiving. Practice needs to be hard and physical. These last two games will decide whether the Longhorns can maintain any semblance of bragging rights over those hated Aggies.

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CBS Sports parts ways with ex-Dallas Cowboy Tony Romo following arrest

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CBS Sports and Tony Romo have officially parted ways, one month after the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback pleaded no contest to charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Romo had been on leave since his July 23 arrest in Wisconsin. He had been the lead game analyst for CBS’ NFL coverage since 2017.

“CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways,” CBS Sports said Friday in a statement. “We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward.”

Analyst JJ Watt had joined play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson on CBS Sports’ lead NFL team during Romo’s absence. Watt will continue in that role now and all other CBS teams will remain the same.

“I’m proud of what I accomplished at CBS Sports over the last nine years," Romo said in a statement. "I approached my role as a game analyst the way I’ve approached everything in my life — with a desire to win and be the best that I can be. I’m going to use this time to take a break, something I’ve never done before, and focus on my health and my family before moving on to my next opportunity. I am grateful for my time with CBS Sports and for the continued support of my family and friends, as well as the NFL community and fans.”

Romo was arrested following a traffic stop as he was driving south on Interstate 43 in Wisconsin. He pleaded no contest to a charge of operating while intoxicated on Sept. 1 and issued a statement apologizing for the actions that led to his arrest.

According to Milwaukee County court records, Romo lost his driving privileges for six months and was ordered to complete an alcohol assessment program.

“The past month has been difficult, but it has also been personally significant,” Romo said Sept. 1 in a statement on Instagram. “It has required me to confront and own my mistakes fully — to the Lord, to myself, to my family and now to the public.”

Romo said the multiple back surgeries that led to his retirement as a player “left me with constant, debilitating pain.” He noted that the pain “led to a dependence on pain medication, and my efforts to get off those medications led to an over-reliance on alcohol.”

“None of this is an excuse,” Romo said. “These are my failures and I take responsibility for them.”

Romo said he is working with a team of doctors to address his health and “make the necessary changes.”

The 46-year-old Romo made four Pro Bowl appearances during a playing career that ran from 2004-16 and was spent entirely with Dallas.

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