When Ricky Williams patched into a joint Zoom interview with Earl Campbell on Monday afternoon, they spoke to each other for the first time since the University of Texas, their beloved alma mater, had bestowed upon them the most meaningful of their uncountable football honors.
"Hey, Ricky! Congratulations, brother," Campbell said.
"Right back at you," Williams said.
"What the hell have you and the Jamail boys gotten me into?" Campbell asked with a grin.
With a forceful nudge from the three sons of the late Joe Jamail, whose name has been on the FieldTurf at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium since 1997, the university decided to name the field after Campbell, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1977, and Williams, who brought the Heisman back to Austin 21 years later.