On Sunday night, Arlington Lamar grad Shane Buechele became the first true freshman to start for Texas at quarterback since Bobby Layne in 1944. Fortunately, it wasn't a big game. It was just a matchup with 10th-ranked Notre Dame on national television.
It worked out well for Buechele and the Longhorns, who won 50-47 in two overtimes.
"Sometimes there's a player that comes through that's a special player," Texas coach Charlie Strong said, "and he's one of those players."
A lot of high school fans, especially at Lamar, knew Buechele would be pretty special.