Weeks after redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard gave the Texas Longhorns program some much-needed juice with a huge game against the California Golden Bears, the shine was completely off following a 24-0 shutout by the Iowa State Cyclones that saw Heard struggle mightily in the passing game.
Heard threw for 364 yards against a Cal pass defense that now ranks No. 92 nationally in passing S&P+, but hasn't thrown for more than 120 yards in any game since. In the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma and in the monsoon at home against Kansas State, those limitations didn't matter.