Sam Ehlinger's pronouncement of Texas' return won't echo past the walls of the Superdome if the Longhorns flop against Louisiana Tech like they did vs. Maryland, but his point is well taken. In fact, let's double down.
Lone Star football is back, baby.
Not only did Texas' stout 28-21 win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl give the Longhorns their first 10-win season since 2009, Texas A&M had its best season since Johnny Football and Baylor rose from the dead.
Here's how you really know we're back: Houston just hung up the worst bowl performance ever, and the Cougars still managed to steal West Virginia's head coach.