AUSTIN, Texas -- The sell from their coaches was simple: You’re going to help us win. But quarterbacks J.W. Walsh and Tyrone Swoopes still had every right to be skeptical.
Walsh was going to be the senior backup at Oklahoma State behind sophomore Mason Rudolph. He could have taken the grad transfer path like most of his peers would and be the No. 1 guy somewhere else. He trusted there was a good reason for staying.
Swoopes’ stint as Texas’ starter ended one game into 2015, after a blowout loss against Notre Dame.