Entering Saturday’s season opener against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, the Texas Longhorns had a script. Not the typical offensive script, but one for the coin toss, the first defensive possession, and the ensuing punt.
And for the first time since arriving at Texas in 2018, senior cornerback D’Shawn Jamison wasn’t a part of the plan on the punt team as a return man.
After the game, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian explained the plan — if the Longhorns won the toss, they were going to defer to the second half, then the defense was going to get a three and out, and the punt team was going to block the kick, led by Jamison.